NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

_____________ No. 20

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_____________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v. DOROTHY ROBINSON , a/k/a Ma e - Mae, a/k/a Dorothy Johnson,

Appellant

______________ On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ( M.D. P a No. 4:07

- cr - 000389

- 0 10 ) District Court Judge: Honorable Robert D. Mariani

______________ Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) on

January 2 7 , 202 2

______________ Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge , M c KEE , and MATEY, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed: May 31, 2022 )

_______________________ OPINION *

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* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and under I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent.2

McKEE, Circuit Judge

. Dorothy Robinson appeals the District Court’s denial of her motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), citing general concerns
about COVID

- 19 and her particularized health concer ns, which include obesity, sleep apnea, hypertension , and degenerative bone disease

. 1 The District Court denied the
motion after careful consideration of the sentencing factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and concluding they weigh ed against early release. 2 We agree with the Court’s reasoning and will affirm. 3
I. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) permits a court to reduce a sentence of imprisonment if

“ extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction .” 4 However, even if
such extraordinary and compelling reasons exist, the court must also “ consider [] the
factors set forth in [ § ] 3553(a) .” 5 Those factors include, among other things, “the history and characteristics of the defendant,” 6 and “the need for the sentence imposed . . . to reflect the seriousness of the offense, to promote respect for the law, . . . to provide just punishment for the offense[, and] . . . to protect the public from further crimes of the
defendant .” 7

1 D.Ct. Dkt. No. 1531 at 6; Appellant Br. at 3

– 5. 2 D.Ct. Dkt. Nos. 1531, 1532. 3 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 to review the District Court ’ s denial of the motion for compassionate release. 4 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). 5 Id. § 3582(c)(1)(A). 6 Id. § 3553(a)(1). 7 Id. § 3553(a)(2)(A), (C).3

We review a d istrict c ourt ’s ruling on a motion for compassionate release under § 3582(c)(1)(A) for abuse of discretion. 8 “[W] e will not disturb the District Court ’ s decision ‘ unless there is a definite and firm conviction that [it] committed a clear error of judgment in the conclusion it reached upon a weighing of the relevant factors .’ ” 9
II.
The crux of Robinson ’s motion for compassionate release is that the District Court incorrectly weighed the § 3553 factors when it found the y counseled against her early
release . I n essenc e , she argues that the District Court gave some fac t or s too much weight
and other fact or s too little weight

. Specifically, Robinson contends that she is not a danger to her community , considering her non

- violent history , and because she would be surrounded by her family and friends and would resume her work as a cosmetologist if
released

. 10 She also states that the District Court failed to adequately consider the particular danger she faces in prison because of her preexisting conditions that mak e her more susceptible to death from COVID

- 19. 11
The District Court carefully considered the § 3553 factors and reasonably
concluded that reduction of Robinson’s sentence was not appropriate because of the
seriousness of her offense and her criminal histor y
. The Court explained that Ro b inson’s criminal history is indicative of the potential danger she poses to the communit y. 12 The

8 See United States v. Pawlowski , 967 F.3d 327, 330 (3d Cir. 2020). 9 Id

. (quoting Oddi v. Ford Motor Co. , 234 F.3d 136, 146 (3d Cir. 2000)). 10 Appellant Br. at 4

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– 9. 11 See id

. at 4

– 5.
12 D.Ct. Dkt. No. 1531 at 8.4

C ourt ob served that “[i] n the many documents that [Robinson] has filed, she fails to
address the seriousness of her crimes or the danger she poses to the vulnerable members
of the community with any particularity or illustrate or argue that her stay in prison has
made her less dangerous. ” 13
A lthough the C ourt acknowledged that Robinson’s “ medical condition puts her in
the category of one who may have an extraordinary and compelling reason for a release
from prison to home confinement , ” it ultimately concluded that the relevant § 3553(a)
factors weigh in favor of denying her motion for compassionate release

. 14 Given the
Court’s careful and thorough analysis, it did not abuse its discretion in reaching that
conclusion

. III. For the foregoing reasons, the order of the District Court will be affirmed

.

13 Id. 14 Id. at 6, 10

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