Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2022-01-24 21:00:26.901347+00
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UNPUBLISHED

                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                           FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                      No. 21-7003

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                    Plaintiff - Appellee,

             v.

RYAN J. SESSOMS,

                    Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (2:19-cr-00159-RAJ-DEM-1)

Submitted: January 20, 2022                                       Decided: January 24, 2022

Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ryan J. Sessoms, Appellant Pro Se. Megan Marina Montoya, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Newport News, Virginia,
for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

       Ryan J. Sessoms appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for

compassionate release. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the

informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Sessoms’ informal brief does not challenge

the basis for the district court’s disposition, he has forfeited appellate review of the court’s

order. See Jackson v. Lightsey, 775 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2014) (“The informal brief is

an important document; under Fourth Circuit rules, our review is limited to issues

preserved in that brief.”). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment. 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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