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UNITED STATES v. MORTON (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.2021-05-28No. No. 21-6195

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Opinion

Reginald Darwin Morton appeals the district courts order denying his motions for a sentence reduction pursuant to § 404 of the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222 (2018), and for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Mortons informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district courts disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of the courts 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 courts 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

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.