Opinion
24-4110
12-26-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JOHN BRENDAN DAILEY, Defendant-Appellant.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Submitted December 17, 2024[**]
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, D.C. No. 4:22-cr-00022-BMM-1, Brian M. Morris, District Judge, Presiding.
Before: WALLACE, GRABER, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM [*]
John Brendan Dailey appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing for abuse of discretion, see United States v. Wright, 46 F.4th 938, 944 (9th Cir. 2022), we affirm.
Dailey contends that the district court abused its discretion in concluding that his medical conditions and family circumstances were not extraordinary and compelling reasons for relief. However, the record reflects that the court fully considered each of Dailey's arguments and reasonably concluded that, even in combination, his circumstances did not rise to the level of extraordinary and compelling under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13. The court did not abuse its discretion. See United States v. Robertson, 895 F.3d 1206, 1213 (9th Cir. 2018) (a district court abuses its discretion only if its decision is illogical, implausible, or without support in the record).
Dailey also contends that the district court erred by failing to consider or address the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors. This argument fails because where, as here, a district court concludes that a defendant does not have extraordinary and compelling reasons for release, it need not reach the § 3553 factors. See United States v. Keller, 2 F.4th 1278, 1284 (9th Cir. 2021) ("[A] district court that properly denies compassionate release need not evaluate each step.").
AFFIRMED.
[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
[**] The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).