Opinion
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 4:96cr53-13
08-02-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. TONY HOEY.
[Previously Shelby Division]
ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant's Request to Proceed in Forma Pauperis [Doc. 668] and his Motion to Reconsider Petitioner's Request for a Sentence Reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(2) [Doc. 680].
In his first motion the Defendant apparently seeks the appointment of counsel. This motion is moot because on February 15, 2012 Attorney Ross Richardson appeared as counsel for the Defendant. [Doc. 672].
As to the second motion, neither the federal statutes nor the Rules of Criminal and Appellate Procedure provide for a motion for reconsideration in a criminal case. United States v. Joseph, 455 F. App'x. 341 (4th Cir. 2011).
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Defendant's Request to Proceed in Forma Pauperis [Doc. 668] is hereby DENIED as moot.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion to Reconsider Petitioner's Request for a Sentence Reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(2) [Doc. 680] is hereby DENIED.
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Martin Reidinger
United States District Judge