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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-6502

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ZONTA TAVARUS ELLISON, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, District Judge. (3:11-cr-00404-FDW-DSC-1)

Submitted: September 19, 2024 Decided: September 24, 2024

Before NIEMEYER, RICHARDSON, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Zonta Tavarus Ellison, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Zonta Tavarus Ellison appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for compassionate release, brought 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. We have reviewed the record and conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Ellison’s motion. See United States v. Brown, 78 F.4th 122, 127 (4th Cir. 2023) (stating standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Ellison, No. 3:11-cr-00404-FDW-DSC-1 (W.D.N.C. Apr. 15, 2024). 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