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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                              No. 22-6955

        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                            Plaintiff - Appellee,

                     v.

        YAYAH TALIB,

                            Defendant - Appellant.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Big
        Stone Gap. James P. Jones, Senior District Judge. (2:07-cr-00003-JPJ-1)

        Submitted: January 17, 2023                                       Decided: January 20, 2023

        Before KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Yayah Talib, Appellant Pro Se. Whitney Demain Pierce, OFFICE OF THE UNITED
        STATES ATTORNEY, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellee.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

               Yayah Talib appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for compassionate

        release, brought pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act

        of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. After reviewing the

        record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Talib’s

        motion. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.) (per curiam) (stating

        standard of review), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). Accordingly, we affirm the district

        court’s order. United States v. Talib, No. 2:07-cr-00003-JPJ-1 (W.D. Va. Aug. 9, 2022).

        We deny Talib’s motion for appointment of counsel. 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

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