Case Explained: Non-Argument Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JEREMIAH TRAVIS, III

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Filed: 2026-07-27 Docket: 1:06-cr-00296-WMR-CCH-1 The eleventh-circuit dismissed in part as untimely and affirmed in part the district court’s denial of Jeremiah Travis III’s motion for relief from judgment. The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 does not provide a vehicle for relief from a judgment in a criminal case, citing *United States v. Fair*, 326 F.3d 1317 (11th Cir. 2003). Alternatively, the court determined that any appeal regarding Travis’s denied motions for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) or related reconsideration motions was untimely because his notice of appeal was filed more than 14 days after the district court’s order denying his second motion for reconsideration, as required by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)(1)(A). The court noted that even if the appeal were timely, it would lack merit because Supreme Court precedent in *Rutherford v. United States* precludes using changes to § 924(c) stacking rules or updated Sentencing Commission guidance as an “extraordinary and compelling reason” for compassionate release. Consequently, Travis’s request for a sentence reduction based on these grounds was rejected, and the district court’s orders remain in effect. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.