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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-6906

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

KEITH PYNDELL,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, Senior District Judge. (1:15-cr-00024-AJT-1)

Submitted: October 20, 2023 Decided: November 20, 2023

Before RICHARDSON and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Keith Pyndell, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Keith Pyndell appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his

(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. Because Pyndell does not dispute

the district court’s finding that neither his medical conditions nor his family circumstances

constituted an extraordinary and compelling basis for relief, we consider those issues

waived. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b); Jackson v. Lightsey,

(4th Cir. 2014) (“The

informal brief is an important document; under Fourth Circuit rules, our review is limited

to issues preserved in that brief.”). In addition, we agree with the court’s determination

that Pyndell cannot use a compassionate release motion to attack the validity of his criminal

judgment. United States v. Ferguson,

, 270 (4th Cir. 2022).

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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