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Date Created: 2023-11-04 21:00:36.803633+00
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                                             UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                               No. 23-6515

        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                             Plaintiff - Appellee,

                      v.

        JAMES WILLIAM PAUL SANDERSON,

                             Defendant - Appellant.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
        Wilmington. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (7:10-cr-00144-D-1)

        Submitted: October 31, 2023                                  Decided: November 3, 2023

        Before HARRIS and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
        Judge.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        James William Paul Sanderson, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

               James William Paul Sanderson appeals the district court’s order denying his second

        18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. Upon review of the record,

        we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that

        sentencing relief was not warranted after considering Sanderson’s arguments in light of the

        relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See United States v. Bethea, 54 F.4th 826, 831, 834

        (4th Cir. 2022) (noting standard of review, determinations district court must make before

        granting motion, and guideposts for determining whether district court has abused its

        discretion in considering § 3553(a) factors). Accordingly, we affirm the court’s order.

        United States v. Sanderson, No. 7:10-cr-00144-D-1 (E.D.N.C. filed May 2, 2023; entered

        May 3, 2023). 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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