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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-7123

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

SINCLAIR ELLIS, JR.,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. George L. Russell, III, District Judge. (1:16-cr-00515-GLR-1)

Submitted: December 21, 2021 Decided: December 27, 2021

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

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Sinclair Ellis, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Sinclair Ellis, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his

(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. We review a district court’s denial

of a compassionate release motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble,

(4th Cir. 2021), cert. denied, No. 21-5624,

(U.S. Oct. 12,

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,

(4th Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of explanation required for denial of

compassionate release motion). We therefore 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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