Opinion
No. 5:19-CR-356-D
05-18-2021
ORDER
Defendant is appealing his 240-month sentence, and the appeal remains pending. See [D.E. 216, 218, 229]. Thus, the court denies defendant's motion for compassionate release. See [D.E. 269]; Fed. R. Crim. P. 37(a); see, e.g., Griggs v. Provident Consumer Disc. Co., 459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982) (per curiam); United States v. Bunch, 828 F. App'x 185, 185 (4th Cir. 2020) (per curiam) (unpublished); United States v. Pawlowski, 967 F.3d 327, 329 n.4 (3d Cir. 2020); Doe v. Pub. Citizen, 749 F.3d 246, 258 (4th Cir. 2014).
SO ORDERED. This 18 day of May 2021.
/s/_________
JAMES C. DEVER III
United States District Judge