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United States v. Woolley

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 24, 2022
No. 22-30057 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022)

Opinion

22-30057

10-24-2022

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFREY WOOLLEY, Defendant-Appellant.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Submitted October 12, 2022

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana D.C. No. 9:13-cr-00030-DWM-6 Donald W. Molloy, District Judge, Presiding

Before: SILVERMAN, GRABER, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

Jeffrey Woolley appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Woolley contends that the district court abused its discretion by concluding 1 that the conditions at his facility, his health conditions, and the COVID-19 pandemic did not warrant compassionate release. The district court acknowledged that Woolley's age and medical conditions placed him at an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, as well as Woolley's arguments regarding the conditions of his confinement. However, it reasonably concluded that that these circumstances were not extraordinary and compelling in light of Woolley's vaccination status and recovery from a prior COVID-19 infection. Moreover, the district court gave an adequate justification for its decision, see Chavez-Meza v. United States, 138 S.Ct. 1959, 1965 (2018), and did not rely on any clearly erroneous findings of fact, see United States v. Christensen, 828 F.3d 763, 779 (9th Cir. 2015). On this record, the court did not abuse its discretion by denying relief. See United States v. Aruda, 993 F.3d 797, 799 (9th Cir. 2021).

AFFIRMED. 2

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).


Summaries of

United States v. Woolley

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 24, 2022
No. 22-30057 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022)
Case details for

United States v. Woolley

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFREY WOOLLEY…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Oct 24, 2022

Citations

No. 22-30057 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022)