United States v. Steven Brian Long

59 F.3d 176 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Brian LONG, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30441. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1995. * Decided June 12, 1995. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Steven Brian Long, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the denial of his 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3582 (c)(2) motion to reduce his 120-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea to importing phenylacetic acid, a chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 960 (d)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Long, who was sentenced in 1990 pursuant to U.S.S.G. Secs. 2D1.1(c)(6) and 2D1.4, contends that he should be resentenced pursuant to U.S.S.G. Sec. 2D1.11(d)(2), which was enacted in 1991, because Sec. 2D1.11 has been made retroactive. See U.S.S.G. Sec. 1B1.10(c) (Nov.1994) (referencing…