United States v. Jorge Gonzalez-Vasquez

Opinion

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6703 Doc: 13 Filed: 06/29/2026 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6703

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

JORGE GONZALEZ-VASQUEZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:01-cr-00507-JFA-1)

Submitted: June 25, 2026 Decided: June 29, 2026

Before BENJAMIN and BERNER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jorge Gonzalez-Vasquez, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Jorge Gonzalez-Vasquez appeals the district court’s order denying his second

motion for compassionate release. Limiting our review of the record to the issues raised

in Gonzalez-Vasquez’s informal brief, see 4th Cir. R. 34(b); 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.”), we discern no abuse

of discretion in the district court’s determination that Gonzalez-Vasquez did not establish

an extraordinary and compelling basis for compassionate release, see United States v.

Davis, 99 F.4th 647, 653 (4th Cir. 2024) (stating standard of review).

Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Gonzalez-

Vasquez, No. 3:01-cr-00507-JFA-1 (D.S.C. June 13, 2025). 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