United States v. Gaertner

*272DECISION AND ORDER

WARREN, District Judge.

The post-sentencing motion for reduction of sentence now pending in this case presents the recurring question of whether the Court retains jurisdiction under Rule 35(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to modify a sentence more than 120 days after the sentence is final. The Court feels compelled in this case to follow the recent dictates of the Seventh Circuit that federal courts do not retain jurisdiction to decide a Rule 35(b) motion more than 120 days after the sentence is final. The Court therefore denies the present motion and lets stand…