US v. Stephen Gills, No. 15-7539 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-7539 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. STEPHEN D. GILLS, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., Senior District Judge. (2:14-cr-00160-HCM-DEM-1) Submitted: December 17, 2015 Decided: December 22, 2015 Before DIAZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Stephen D. Gills, Appellant Pro Se. Melissa Elaine O’Boyle, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Stephen Gills appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to modify his schedule of restitution payments. a defendant is ordered to pay restitution, and a When “‘material change in the defendant’s economic circumstances [] might affect the defendant’s “court is ability authorized to to pay restitution,’” adjust interests of justice require.” the payment the sentencing schedule as United States v. Grant, 715 F.3d 552, 554 (4th Cir. 2013) (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 3664(k)). the district court found the that Gills had alleged no Here, material changes. We have reviewed the record and found no reversible error the in restitution district schedule. court’s order See declining United States to v. modify its Gills, No. Accordingly, we affirm the denial of Gills’ motion. We 2:14-cr-00160-HCM-DEM (E.D. Va. Sept. 8, 2015). dispense with contentions are oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts and legal materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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