USCA4 Appeal: 21-6797 Doc: 10 Filed: 01/26/2022 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-6797

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RODRIGUEZ RODNEY LOMAX NORMAN, a/k/a Roddoe, a/k/a Jeffrey Scott, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:17-cr-00254-LMB-2)

Submitted: December 17, 2021 Decided: January 26, 2022

Before DIAZ, RICHARDSON, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Rodriguez Rodney Lomax Norman, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Rodriguez Rodney Lomax Norman, a federal prisoner, appeals from the district court’s orders denying his motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239, and denying reconsideration. We review a district court’s denial of a motion for compassionate release for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). We have reviewed the record and discern no abuse of discretion. The district court denied Norman’s motions after assessing the applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and sufficiently explained its 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). We therefore affirm the district court’s orders. We deny the motion to appoint counsel and 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