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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-6140

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. TERRY L. ADAMS, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Liam O’Grady, Senior District Judge. (1:11-cr-00064-LO-1)

Submitted: January 30, 2024 Decided: February 5, 2024

Before KING, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Terry L. Adams, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Terry L. Adams appeals the district court’s order denying his second motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Confining our review to the issues raised in the informal brief, see 4th Cir. R. 34(b); Jackson v. Lightsey, 775 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2014) (“The informal brief is an important document; under Fourth Circuit rules, our review is limited to issues preserved in that brief.”), we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Adams failed to establish an extraordinary and compelling reason for granting his motion, see United States v. Malone, 57 F.4th 167, 172 (4th Cir. 2023) (stating standard). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment. United States v. Adams, No. 1:11-cr-00064-LO-1 (E.D. Va. Jan. 26, 2023). 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