United States of America v. Christopher Louis Park

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-7311
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CHRISTOPHER LOUIS PARK,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:22-cr-00028-JPB-JPM-1)
Submitted: July 30, 2024 Decided: August 1, 2024
Before NIEMEYER, AGEE, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Christopher Louis Park, Appellant Pro Se. Clayton John Reid, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Wheeling, West Virginia,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Christopher Louis Park appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 18
U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motions for a sentence reduction.* “We review a district court’s
decision [whether] to reduce a sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of
discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its legal authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo.”
United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304 (4th Cir. 2013). Our review of the record reveals
no error. The court clearly understood its authority to reduce Park’s sentence, but the court
declined to grant a reduction based on its review of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors.
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order and deny Park’s motion to amend
his informal brief. 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
* Park’s motion to amend his informal brief indicates that he mistakenly believes
this appeal is a direct appeal of his conviction or resentencing. However, the subject of
this appeal is the district court’s denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motions for a sentence
reduction in light of Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines and his purportedly
successful rehabilitation.

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