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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                              No. 22-7243

        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                            Plaintiff - Appellee,

                     v.

        HUBERT DOWNER, a/k/a Doc,

                            Defendant - Appellant.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
        Stephanie A. Gallagher, District Judge. (1:11-cr-00050-SAG-2)

        Submitted: May 23, 2023                                           Decided: May 26, 2023

        Before AGEE, WYNN, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Hubert Downer, Appellant Pro Se. Paul Michael Cunningham, Assistant United States
        Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for
        Appellee.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

               Hubert Downer appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.

        § 3582(c)(1)(A) renewed motion for compassionate release. We review a district court’s

        denial of a compassionate release motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble,

        992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). We have reviewed the

        record and conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion and sufficiently explained

        the reasons for the denial. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021)

        (discussing amount of explanation required for denial of compassionate release motion).

        Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Downer, No. 1:11-cr-

        00050-SAG-2 (D. Md. Oct. 6, 2022). 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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