United States of America v. Eliseo Gandarilla Mendiola, a/k/a Chao

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-7050
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ELISEO GANDARILLA MENDIOLA, a/k/a Chao,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:15-cr-00161-D-1)
Submitted: March 11, 2025 Decided: March 14, 2025
Before NIEMEYER, RICHARDSON, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Eliseo Gandarilla Mendiola, Appellant Pro Se. David A. Bragdon, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Eliseo Gandarilla Mendiola appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 821 to the Sentencing
Guidelines. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief.
See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Mendiola’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for
the district court’s disposition of his § 3582 motion, he has forfeited appellate review of
the court’s order. See Jackson v. Lightsey, 775 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2014) (“The
informal brief is an important document; under Fourth Circuit rules, our review is limited
to issues preserved in that brief.”). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
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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