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UNI TED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

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N I T E D S T A T E S O F A M E R I C A

v.

N A T H A N I E L C O L E M A N

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On Appea l from the United States District Court

for the E a s t e rn Dist rict of P e n n s y l v a n i a

(D.C. C r i m i n a l No. 2

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- 00295

- 001 )

District Judge: Honorable G e n e E

. K

. P r a t t e r

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Su bmitted o n A p p e l l e e ’ s M o t i o n f o r Summary Action

Pur suant to Third Circuit L AR 27.4 and I.O.P. 10.6

M a r c h 1 8

, 2 0 2 1

Before: MCKEE, GREENAWAY, JR. and BIBAS

, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed : May 24, 2021 )

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OPINION *

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PER CURIAM

Pro se appellant N a t h a n i e l C o l e m a n ap peals f r o m the District Cou rt’s order

d en ying h i s motion for c ompassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1) ( A ) ( i )

. I n

* This disposition is not an opinion of th e full C ourt and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not2 2 0 1 3

, Coleman p l e a d e d g u i l t y i n t h e E a s t e rn D i s t r i c t o f P e n n s y l v a n i a t o f o u r c o u n t s o f a n

i n d i c t m e n t c h a r g i n g h i m w i t h c o n s p i r a c y t o c o m m i t r o b b e ry w h i c h i n t e r f e r e s w i t h

i n t e r s t a t e c o m m e r c e

, r o b b e ry w h i c h i n t e r f e r e s w i t h i n t e r s t a t e c o m m e r c e

, u s i n g a n d

c a r ry i n g a f i r e a r m d u r i n g a n d i n r e l a t i o n t o a c r i m e o f v i o l e n c e

, a n d c o n v i c t e d f e l o n i n

p o s s e s s i o n o f a f i r e a r m

. T h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t i m p o s e d a n a g g r e g a t e p r i s o n t e r m o f 1 5 5

m o n t h s

. C o l e m a n d i d n o t ap p e a l f r o m h i s j u d g m e n t o f s e n t e n c e

.

I n A u g u s t 2 0 2 0

, a f t e r h i s r e q u e s t f o r c o m p a s s i o n a t e r e l e a s e w a s d e n i e d b y t h e

w a r d e n

, C o l e m a n f i l e d a p r o s e m o t i o n r e q u e s t i n g c o m p a s s i o n a t e release based on

“extraordinary and compelling reaso ns” under 18 U.S.C. § 3 5 82(c)(1)(A)(i)

. Coleman

a s s e r t e d t h a t h i s m e d i c a l c o n d i t i o n s p u t h i m a t h i g h e r r i s k o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s o r d e a t h i f h e

w e r e t o c o n t r a c t C O V I D

- 1 9

. H e s t a t e d t h a t h e r e c e i v e s t r e a t m e n t f o r a s t h m a

, h i g h b l o o d

p r e s s u r e a n d “ w e a k h e a r t

, ” a n d H I V ; h e a l s o s t a t e s t h a t h e h a s a “ c o n c e r n o f c a n c e r ”

regarding a t h y r o i d m a s s

, f o r w h i c h h e h a d b e e n s c h e d u l e d f o r a b i o p s y p r o c e d u r e

.

M o t i o n f o r C o m p a s s i o n a t e R e l e a s e a t 3

. T h e G o v e rn m e n t o p p o s e d Coleman ’ s m o t i o n

,

p r o v i d i n g C o l e m a n ’ s m e d i c a l r e c o r d s

. C o l e m a n f i l e d a r e p l y

.

T h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t d e n i e d Coleman ’ s m o t i o n f o r c o m p a s s i o n a t e r e l e a s e

, f i n d i n g

t h a t C o l e m a n f a i l e d t o p r e s e n t a n y e x t r a o r d i n a ry a n d c o m p e l l i n g j u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r

c o m p a s s i o n a t e r e l e a s e

. T h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t f o u n d t h a t C o l e m a n ’ s m e d i c a l r e c o r d s d i d n o t

c o n t a i n e v i d e n c e t h a t h e h a s a “ w e a k h e a r t ” o r c a n c e r

. W h i l e a c kn o w l e d g i n g t h a t t h e

C e n t e r s o f D i s e a s e C o n t r o l a n d P r e v e n t i o n ( C D C ) h a s p l a c e d a s t h m a ( m o d e r a t e

- s e v e r e )

,

constitute binding prece dent.3 H I V

, a n d h y p e r t e n s i o n i n t h e c a t e g o r y o f c o n d i t i o n s t h a t “ m i g h t ” p l a c e i n d i v i d u a l s a t

i n c r e a s e d r i s k o f a d v e r s e o u t c o m e s f r o m C O V I D

- 1 9

, t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t f o u n d t h a t

Col eman h a s b e e n m a n a g i n g h i s m e d i c a l c o n d i t i o n s w e l l w h i l e i n c a r c e r a t e d

, a n d t h a t

t h o s e c o n d i t i o n s w e r e n o t s u f f

i c i e n t l y s e r i o u s t o j u s t i f y c o m p a s s i o n a t e r e l e a s e

. A l s o

, t h e

D i s t r i c t C o u r t n o t e d t h a t

, b e c a u s e C o l e m a n d i d n o t p r e s e n t a m e d i c a l a i l m e n t w a r r a n t i n g

r e l e a s e

, C o l e m a n ’ s e f f

o r t s a t r e h a b i l i t a t i o n w h i l e i n p r i s o n c o u l d n o t s e r v e a s a b a s i s f o r

g r a n t i n g c o m p a s s i o n a t e r e l e a s e

.

Coleman f i l e d a t i m e l y n o t i c e o f a p p e a l

, a s w e l l a s h i s o p e n i n g b r i e f

. T h e

Government fi l e d a m o t i o n f o r s u m m a ry a f f

i r m a n c e

, s ee 3d Cir. L.A.R. 27.4; 3d Cir.

I.O.P. 10.6, and for permission to be relieved of its obligation to file a brief, see 3d Cir.

L.A.R. 31.2.

W e h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n u n d e r 2 8 U

. S

. C

. § 1 2 9 1

. W e r e v i e w f o r a b u s e o f d i s c r e t i o n

t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t ’ s o r d e r d e n y i n g C o l e m a n ’ s m o t i o n f o r c o m p a s s i o n a t e r e l e a s e

. S e e

United States v. Pawlo ws ki , 967 F .3d 327, 3 2 9

- 30 (3d Cir. 2020) ( n o t i n g t h a t a d i s t r i c t

c o u r t “ m a y ” r e d u c e a n i n m a t e ’ s s e n t e n c e u n d e r § 3 5 8 2 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( i ) u p o n f i n d i n g

“ e x t r a o r d i n a r y a n d c o m p e l l i n g ” r e a s o n s

, a f t e r w e i g h i n g t h e § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c t o r s )

. W e will

ta k e summar y action if “no substantial question is presented.” 3d Cir. L.A.R

. 27.4; I.O.P.

1 0. 6.

C o l e m a n a r g u e s t h a t t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t e r r e d i n n o t c r e d i t i n g h i m w i t h h a v i n g

e s t a b l i s h e d e x t r a o r d i n a ry a n d c o m p e l l i n g c i r c u m s t a n c e s b a s e d o n h i s t h y r o i d m a s s a n d

s t r o n g s u s p i c i o n o f t h y r o i d c a n c e r b a s e d o n w h a t h e w a s o r a l l y i n f o r m e d

. H e a l s o a r g u e s4 t h a t t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t s h o u l d n o t h a v e c o n s i d e r e d w h e t h e r h e i s m a n a g i n g h i s o t h e r

c o n d i t i o n s w e l l w h i l e i n p r i s o n

, b e c a u s e s i m p l y h a v i n g t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f a s t h m a

, h i g h

b l o o d p r e s s u r e

, a n d H I V i n c l u d e h i m i n t h e C D C ’ s g r o u p i n g f o r a d u l t s t h a t “ m i g h t b e ” a t

i n c r e a s e d r i s k f o r s e v e r e i l l n e s s f r o m C O V I D

- 1 9

.

W e d i s c e rn n o r e a s o n t o d i s t u r b t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t ’ s d e n i a l o f C o l e m a n ’ s m o t i o n

f

o r c o m p a s s i o n a t e r e l e a s e

. C o l e m a n m a y w e l l h a v e a well

- f ounded concer n o f h a v i n g

cancer

. Y e t a s the District Court stated, Co lem an p o i n t s t o n o d o c u m e n t e d e v i d e n c e t h a t

h e h a s c a n c e r

, o r o t h e r condition kn o w n t o p l a c e a n a d u l t a t i n c r e a s e d r i s k

. W e a l s o f i n d

n o e rr o r i n t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t ’ s c o n c l u s i o n t h a t C o l e m a n ’ s c o n d i t i o n s t h a t “ m i g h t ” p l a c e

h i m a t a n i n c r e a s e d r i s k

, w i t h o u t m o r e

, a r e n o t s u f f

i c i e n t t o c o n s t i t u t e a n e x t r a o r d i n a ry

a n d c o m p e l l i n g r e a s o n f o r p u r p o s e s o f § 3 5 8 2 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( i )

.

F o r t h e s e r e a s o n s

, w e g r a n t t h e G o v e rn m e n t ’ s m o t i o n a n d w i l l s u m m a r i l y a f f

i r m

t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t ’ s o r d e r

. The Government’s motion to be re lieved of filing a brief is

gr anted.