Opinion
21-6272
10-06-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALEX ERNESTO CALDERO VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Alex Ernesto Caldero Velasquez, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: September 17, 2021
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, Senior District Judge. (1:13-cr-00089-AJT-1)
Alex Ernesto Caldero Velasquez, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Alex Ernesto Caldero Velasquez appeals the district court's orders denying his motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), and denying his motion for reconsideration. We review a district court's order granting or denying a compassionate release motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion. The court denied Velasquez's motion after discussing the applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and sufficiently explained the 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 straightforward compassionate release motion). We therefore affirm the district court's orders. We also grant Velasquez's motion to withdraw his motion to seal his informal brief, grant his motion to file exhibits, and deny as moot his motion to file exhibits under seal. 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