United States of America v. Ryan Craig Brown

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6601
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RYAN CRAIG BROWN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence.
R. Bryan Harwell, Chief District Judge. (4:08-cr-00184-RBH-1)
Submitted: November 17, 2022 Decided: November 23, 2022
Before KING, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ryan Craig Brown, Appellant Pro Se. Katherine Hollingsworth Flynn, Assistant United
States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Florence, South
Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Ryan Craig Brown appeals the district court’s orders (1) denying Brown’s motion
for compassionate release, brought pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by
the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239; and (2)
denying his motion for reconsideration. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the
district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Brown’s motions. See United States
v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.) (per curiam) (stating standard of review for
§ 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021); Wicomico Nursing Home
v. Padilla, 910 F.3d 739, 750 (4th Cir. 2018) (stating standard of review for Rule 59(e)
motion). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s orders. United States v. Brown,
No. 4:08-cr-00184-RBH-1 (D.S.C. Jan. 14, 2022; Mar. 23, 2022). 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

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