United States of America v. Martin Louis Ballard

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6099
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MARTIN LOUIS BALLARD,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. Richard Mark Gergel, District Judge. (2:12-cr-00232-RMG-14)
Submitted: December 13, 2023 Decided: January 17, 2024
Before KING and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Martin Louis Ballard, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Martin Louis Ballard appeals the district court’s orders denying his motion for
compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) and his Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e)
motion to alter or amend the judgment. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the
district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that Ballard failed to establish
extraordinary and compelling reasons for granting compassionate release. United States v.
Bethea, 54 F.4th 826, 831 (4th Cir. 2022) (providing standard). Accordingly, we affirm
the district court’s orders. United States v. Ballard, No. 2:12-cr-00232-RMG-14 (D.S.C.
Nov. 14, 2022, & Jan. 4, 2023). 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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