UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MICHAEL DERRICK PENINGER,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (2:09-cr-00034-DCN-1)
Submitted: August 20, 2021 Decided: January 20, 2022
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Derrick Peninger, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Michael Derrick Peninger appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release 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 review a court’s
denial of a motion for compassionate release for abuse of discretion. United States v.
Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021). Upon review of the record, we conclude that
the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Peninger’s motion. See United
States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 187-91 (4th Cir. 2021). Accordingly, we affirm for the
reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Peninger, No. 2:09-cr-00034-DCN-1
(D.S.C. Dec. 16, 2020). 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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