United States v. Raul Ortiz ( 2023 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-7447
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RAUL ORTIZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Charlotte. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (3:08-cr-00235-MR-1)
Submitted: July 25, 2023 Decided: July 27, 2023
Before WYNN and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Raul Ortiz, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Raul Ortiz appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)
motion for compassionate release. We review a district court’s denial of a compassionate
release motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329
(4th Cir. 2021). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the court did not abuse its
discretion and sufficiently explained the reasons for the denial. See United States v. High,
997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of explanation required for denial
of compassionate release motion). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. 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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