United States v. Richard Davis

Opinion

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6938 Doc: 11 Filed: 05/27/2026 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6938

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

RICHARD DAVIS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:23-cr-00135-JAG-1)

Submitted: May 21, 2026 Decided: May 27, 2026

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

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Richard Davis, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Richard Davis seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.

§ 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. The Government has filed a motion to

dismiss the appeal, asserting that Davis’ release from prison on December 4, 2025, renders

this appeal moot. Davis opposes the Government’s motion.

We have reviewed the record and considered the parties’ filings and conclude that,

due to his release from prison, Davis “no longer has a concrete interest in [being granted a

reduced prison term].” United States v. Payne, 54 F.4th 748, 751 (4th Cir. 2022).

Accordingly, we grant the Government’s motion and dismiss this appeal as moot. See

Fleet Feet, Inc. v. NIKE, Inc., 986 F.3d 458, 463 (4th Cir. 2021) (“If an event occurs during

the pendency of an appeal that makes it impossible for a court to grant effective relief to a

prevailing party, then the appeal must be dismissed as moot.” (internal quotation marks

omitted)).

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.

DISMISSED