UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6797
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RODRIGUEZ RODNEY LOMAX NORMAN, a/k/a Roddoe, a/k/a Jeffrey Scott,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:17-cr-00254-LMB-2)
Submitted: December 17, 2021 Decided: January 26, 2022
Before DIAZ, RICHARDSON, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Rodriguez Rodney Lomax Norman, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Rodriguez Rodney Lomax Norman, a federal prisoner, appeals from the district
court’s orders denying his motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391,
§ 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239, and denying reconsideration. We review a district
court’s denial of a motion for compassionate release for abuse of discretion. United
States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). We have
reviewed the record and discern no abuse of discretion. The district court denied Norman’s
motions after assessing the applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and sufficiently
explained its reasons for the denial. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th
Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of explanation required for denial of compassionate release
motion). We therefore affirm the district court’s orders. We deny the motion to appoint
counsel and 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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