United States of America v. Donald White, a/k/a Duck

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6755
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
DONALD WHITE, a/k/a Duck,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:15-cr-00037-JPB-JPM-1)
Submitted: May 30, 2024 Decided: July 31, 2024
Before KING, HARRIS, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Donald White, Appellant Pro Se. Jennifer Therese Conklin, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Donald White appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by the First Step
Act of 2018 (“FSA 2018”), Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239.∗
We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. See United States v. Davis,
99 F.4th 647, 653-55, 657-59, 661 (4th Cir. 2024) (stating standard of review, addressing
determinations district court must make to grant relief, and addressing parameters
governing district court’s consideration of factors raised for relief); 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 deny White’s request for appointment of counsel and affirm the district court’s order.
United States v. White, No. 5:15-cr-00037-JPB-JPM-1 (N.D.W. Va. Apr. 28, 2021).
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
∗ To the extent the district court’s order addressed the standard applicable to motions
for sentence reduction under § 404(b) of the FSA 2018, see 132 Stat. at 5222, we discern
from White’s motion no request for such relief.

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