UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-7053

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

ANTHONY JOHN MALDONADO, a/k/a Herminio Parrilla, a/k/a Spanish,

Defendant – Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., Senior District Judge. (1:97-cr-00220-NCT-1)

Submitted: December 17, 2009 Decided: December 28, 2009

Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John David Bryson, WYATT, EARLY, HARRIS & WHEELER, LLP, High Point, North Carolina, for Appellant. L. Patrick Auld, Angela Hewlett Miller, Assistant United States Attorneys, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Anthony John Maldonado appeals the district court’s

order denying his motion for a reduction of sentence filed

pursuant to

(c)(2) (2006). We have reviewed the

record and find the district court did not abuse its discretion

in denying the motion. See United States v. Goines,

(4th Cir. 2004) (motion under § 3582(c) “is subject to

the discretion of the district court”); United States v. Legree,

(4th Cir. 2000). Thus, we affirm the district

court’s order for the reasons stated there. See United

States v. Maldonado, No. 1:97-cr-00220-NCT-1 (M.D.N.C. May 15,

2009). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and

legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials

before the court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

AFFIRMED

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