United States of America v. Leila Varetta Hector, a/k/a Leila Varretta Hector, a/k/a Leila Varetta Hector-Dykes,…

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7551
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
LEILA VARETTA HECTOR, a/k/a Leila Varretta Hector, a/k/a Leila Varetta
Hector-Dykes, a/k/a Rita Hector,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Big
Stone Gap. James P. Jones, Senior District Judge. (2:18-cr-00003-JPJ-PMS-2)
Submitted: May 17, 2022 Decided: May 24, 2022
Before MOTZ, AGEE, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Leila Varetta Hector, Appellant Pro Se. Martha Suzanne Kerney-Quillen, OFFICE OF
THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Leila Varetta Hector appeals from the district court’s orders denying as premature
her motion for compassionate release 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
denying reconsideration. We review a district court’s denial of a compassionate release
motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 185 (4th Cir. 2021).
Upon such review, we discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district
court’s orders, without prejudice to Hector filing a future motion for a sentence reduction
once her incarceration commences. We deny as moot Hector’s motions to expedite and to
remain on bond pending resolution of this appeal, and 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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