United States v. Sines , 533 F. App'x 864 ( 2013 )

FILED
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS October 9, 2013
TENTH CIRCUIT Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
No. 13-1205
v. (D.C. No. 1:05-CR-00436-CMA-1)
(D. Colo.)
BEAUX GORDON SINES,
Defendant - Appellant.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before KELLY, HOLMES, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges. **
Defendant-Appellant, Beaux Gordon Sines, a state inmate appearing pro se,
appeals the district court’s denial of his “Motion for Order Dismissing Detainer
Held by the United States Marshals—and to Amend Judgment.” Because the
district court lacked jurisdiction to consider the motion, we affirm.
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited,
however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th
Cir. R. 32.1.
**
After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this three-judge
panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not be of material
assistance in the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th
Cir. R. 34.1(G). The cause is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Background
In November 2007, Mr. Sines pled guilty to possession of a stolen firearm.
18 U.S.C. § 922(j). He was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment followed by a
3-year term of supervised release. See Sines v. Wilner, 2009 WL 236540 (D.
Colo. July 31, 2009) (§ 2241 challenge). Shortly after completion of his federal
term of imprisonment, Mr. Sines was arrested in September 2011 by Colorado
authorities. The federal district court issued a warrant based upon an apparent
violation of the terms of his federal supervised release. In May 2012, Mr. Sines
pled guilty in Colorado state court and was sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment.
In June 2012, the federal district court issued a writ of habeas corpus ad
prosequendum regarding the apparent federal supervised release violation.
In January 2013, Mr. Sines admitted that he violated the terms of his
federal supervised release and the district court revoked it and sentenced him to
24 months’ imprisonment “to be served concurrently with the sentences imposed
in . . . Colorado.” Mr. Sines had argued that the federal sentence should be
served first and run concurrently with his state sentence. Otherwise, Mr. Sines
would be denied state custody rehabilitation programs given the presence of a
federal detainer.
On or about January 25, 2013, Mr. Sines was returned to Colorado custody.
However, upon handing Mr. Sines over, the U.S. Marshal filed a “Detainer Based
on Federal Judgment and Commitment” with the CDOC. This detainer requested
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that, prior to Mr. Sines’s release from state custody, the CDOC “notify [the U.S.
Marshals] at once so that [they] may assume custody of the subject for service of
his Federal sentence and imprisonment,” which the detainer listed as “24 months
concurrent with state case.” Aplee. Br. Att. 2.
On April 18, 2013, Mr. Sines filed the motion which is the subject of this
appeal. He requested that the district court amend its prior judgment to reflect,
among other things, that (1) the court recommend that Mr. Sines be credited with
time-served for the period of October 18, 2011, to January 23, 2013, (2) his
federal sentence was to be served concurrently with his state sentence, and (3) the
detainer was only to operate if Mr. Sines was granted early release from state
custody before the expiration of the 24-month period. The district court denied
this motion, finding that its original judgment already satisfied Mr. Sines’s
demands to the extent possible.
Discussion
The government argues that the district court lacked jurisdiction to consider
Mr. Sines’s motion, and therefore this appeal should be dismissed on
jurisdictional grounds. Aplee. Br. at 11-12. Mr. Sines recognizes this, but argues
that because the district court did rule on his motion, “jurisdiction should be
waived for purpose of this appeal.” Aplt. Reply Br. at 1.
We are unable to do so; the jurisdictional inquiry cannot be precluded by
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“waiver.” See United States v. McGaughy, 670 F.3d 1149, 1155 (10th Cir. 2012).
Even assuming that Mr. Sines might be seeking relief under Fed. R. Crim. P. 34
concerning arrest of judgment or 35(a) concerning correction of a clerical error,
he is too late given the 14-day time limit on such motions, which is a
jurisdictional bar. McGuaghy, 670 F.3d at 1158. Mr. Sines filed his motion on
April 18, 2013, well after 14 days from the entry of his guilty plea (Rule 34) or
sentencing (Rule 35). Thus, the district court properly held that it lacked
jurisdiction under these provisions.
Mr. Sines disclaims reliance on 28 U.S.C. § 2241, advising the court that he
has filed a separate § 2241 action concerning the detainer and pre-sentence
confinement. Nor do we consider Mr. Sines’s motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255,
because it challenges the terms and conditions of his detention—i.e., the
imposition of a federal detainer—rather than the “legality of detention” itself.
See Bradshaw v. Story, 86 F.3d 164, 166 (10th Cir. 1996).
We finally note that any opinion from this court regarding credit for pre-
sentence time served by Mr. Sines would be wholly advisory, as a sentencing
court is without jurisdiction to award credit under 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b) for time
served. United States v. Jenkins, 38 F.3d 1143, 1144 (10th Cir. 1994).
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AFFIRMED. We GRANT Mr. Sines’s motion to proceed IFP, and GRANT
the United States’ Motion to Supplement the Record on Appeal.
Entered for the Court
Paul J. Kelly, Jr.
Circuit Judge
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