UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-6374

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JESUS RAMIREZ-BARRERA, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. (1:18-cr-00477-CCE-1)

Submitted: August 27, 2021 Decided: September 9, 2021

Before KING and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jesus Ramirez-Barrera, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Jesus Ramirez-Barrera, a federal prisoner, 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. Upon review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in ruling that the applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors weighed against compassionate release. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021).

Accordingly, we affirm. We deny Ramirez-Barrera’s motion to appoint counsel. 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