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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-6264

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

RICHARD ALLEN PATTERSON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, Senior District Judge. (2:17-cr-00114-RAJ-DEM-1)

Submitted: October 18, 2022 Decided: October 21, 2022

Before WYNN and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Richard Allen Patterson, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Richard Allen Patterson appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for

compassionate release, pursuant to

(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First

Step Act of 2018,

(b)(1),

, 5239. We have

reviewed the record and conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in

denying relief. See United States v. Kibble,

(4th Cir.) (stating standard

of review), cert. denied,

(2021). Accordingly, we 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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