UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6043
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
MICHAEL VERTOIN SAUNDERS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge. (CR-
96-204-DKC)
Submitted: March 22, 2001 Decided: March 30, 2001
Before WILKINS, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Vertoin Saunders, Appellant Pro Se. Stuart A. Berman, As-
sistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Michael Vertoin Saunders appeals the district court’s order
denying his motion to reduce his sentence due to his health prob-
lems, which the district court construed as a motion filed under
Fed. R. Crim. P. 35. We have reviewed the record, the district
court’s opinion, and Saunders’ informal appellate brief. Because
he failed to challenge on appeal the basis for the district court’s
ruling, Saunders has not preserved any issue for our review. 4th
Cir. R. 34(b). Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the dis-
trict court. United States v. Saunders, No. CR-96-204-DKC (D. Md.
filed Dec. 15, 2000; entered Dec. 18, 2000). We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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