Opinion
22-7152
03-24-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. BERNARD CELESTINE, a/k/a Speed, a/k/a Beaver, Defendant-Appellant.
Bernard Celestine, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: March 21, 2023
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Greenville. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (4:95-cr-00041-D-9)
Bernard Celestine, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Bernard Celestine appeals the district court's order granting in part and denying in part his motion for compassionate release and for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Celestine's motion. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.) (per curiam) (stating standard of review), cert. denied, 142 S.Ct. 383 (2021). Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order. United States v. Celestine, No. 4:95-cr-00041-D-9 (E.D. N.C. Aug. 31, 2022). While we grant Celestine's motions to exceed the length limitations for his informal brief and for leave to file a supplemental brief and appendix, we deny his motions for appointment of counsel and to dismiss the appeal. We grant in part Celestine's motion to seal the supplemental appendix and accordingly seal pages Supp. A-45 through Supp. A-71 thereof, but we deny the motion to seal as to the remainder of those materials. 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