Opinion
23-7311
08-01-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER LOUIS PARK, Defendant-Appellant.
Christopher Louis Park, Appellant Pro Se. Clayton John Reid, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellee.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: July 30, 2024.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:22-cr-00028-JPB-JPM-1)
Christopher Louis Park, Appellant Pro Se.
Clayton John Reid, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER, AGEE, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Louis Park appeals the district court's order denying relief on his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motions for a sentence reduction.[*] "We review a district court's decision [whether] to reduce a sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its legal authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo." United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304 (4th Cir. 2013). Our review of the record reveals no error. The court clearly understood its authority to reduce Park's sentence, but the court declined to grant a reduction based on its review of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors.
Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order and deny Park's motion to amend his informal brief. 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
[*] Park's motion to amend his informal brief indicates that he mistakenly believes this appeal is a direct appeal of his conviction or resentencing. However, the subject of this appeal is the district court's denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motions for a sentence reduction in light of Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines and his purportedly successful rehabilitation.