United States v. William Abel Yates
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William Abel Yates seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2012) and Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. While this appeal was pending, Yates received a presidential commutation. The commutation renders Yates’ appeal moot. See United States v. Surratt, 855 F.3d 218 (4th Cir. 2017) (dismissed as moot following en banc argument). Accordingly, we deny Yates’ motion to vacate and remand and dismiss this appeal. 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
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