United States v. Kenneth Kubinski , 547 F. App'x 364 ( 2013 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 13-6903
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff - Appellee,
    v.
    KENNETH B. KUBINSKI,
    Defendant - Appellant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of North Carolina, at Fayetteville. Malcolm J. Howard,
    Senior District Judge. (3:93-cr-00028-H-1)
    Submitted:   November 27, 2013            Decided:   December 13, 2013
    Before KING, AGEE, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    D. Craig Hughes, LAW OFFICES OF D. CRAIG HUGHES, Houston, Texas,
    for Appellant.     Thomas G. Walker, United States Attorney,
    Jennifer P. May-Parker, Shailika K. Shah, Assistant United
    States Attorneys, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    Kenneth      B.    Kubinski          appeals ∗      the       district     court’s
    orders denying him relief under Fed. R. Crim. P. 35 (1990) (“old
    Rule 35”) and denying his postjudgment motion under Fed. R. Civ.
    P. 59(e).          Our review of the record convinces us that Kubinski
    was properly sentenced under the federal Sentencing Guidelines,
    and   that        he   is     not    entitled       to     relief          under    old    Rule    35.
    Therefore,         the    district         court    did    not     err       in    denying   relief
    under       old    Rule       35    or    in     declining       to    alter        or    amend    the
    judgment.
    In any event, the claims Kubinski asserts are more
    properly raised under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2013), but
    because he has already challenged the convictions in question
    under       § 2255,      he    cannot       file    a    second        or    successive      motion
    without       authorization              from    this    Court.            In     accordance      with
    Circuit authority, we have construed Kubinski’s notice of appeal
    and   informal           brief      as    an     application          to    file     a    second    or
    successive § 2255 motion.                       See United States v. Winestock, 
    340 F.3d 200
    , 208 (4th Cir. 2003).                      In order to obtain authorization
    ∗
    We reject the Government’s claim that Kubinski’s notice of
    appeal is untimely. See MLC Auto., LLC v. Town of S. Pines, 
    532 F.3d 269
    , 279 (4th Cir. 2008) (“[D]esignation of a postjudgment
    motion in the notice of appeal is adequate to support a review
    of the final judgment when the intent to do so is clear.”
    (internal quotation marks omitted)).
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    to   file   a   successive     §    2255   motion,     a   prisoner   must   assert
    claims based on either:
    (1) newly discovered evidence that . . . would be
    sufficient to establish by clear and convincing
    evidence that no reasonable factfinder would have
    found the movant guilty of the offense; or
    (2) a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive
    to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court,
    that was previously unavailable.
    28 U.S.C.A. § 2255(h).             Kubinski’s claims do not satisfy either
    of these criteria.        Therefore, we deny authorization to file a
    successive § 2255 motion.
    We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
    legal    contentions     are   adequately        presented    in   the   materials
    before   this    court   and   argument        would   not   aid   the   decisional
    process.
    AFFIRMED
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Document Info

Docket Number: 19-1258

Citation Numbers: 547 F. App'x 364

Judges: King, Agee, Floyd

Filed Date: 12/13/2013

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024