United States v. Omar Lopez

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6030
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
OMAR ANTHONY LOPEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Spartanburg. Bruce H. Hendricks, District Judge. (7:18-cr-00284-BHH-1)
Submitted: August 18, 2021 Decided: August 27, 2021
Before KING, THACKER, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Omar Anthony Lopez, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Omar Anthony Lopez appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step
Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. We review a court’s
denial of a motion for compassionate release for abuse of discretion. United States v.
Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021). Upon review of the record, we conclude that
the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that, even assuming he
demonstrated extraordinary and compelling circumstances, reasons grounded in the 18
U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors weighed against granting Lopez’s motion. United
States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 187-91 (4th Cir. 2021). Accordingly, we affirm the court’s
order. See United States v. Lopez, No. 7:18-cr-00284-BHH-1 (D.S.C. Dec. 18, 2020). 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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