US v. Raymond Aigbekaen, No. 20-6925 (4th Cir. 2021)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-6925 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RAYMOND IDEMUDIA AIGBEKAEN, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. James K. Bredar, Chief District Judge. (1:15-cr-00462-JKB-2) Submitted: November 18, 2021 Decided: November 24, 2021 Before MOTZ, WYNN, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges. Vacated and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Raymond Idemudia Aigbekaen, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Raymond Idemudia Aigbekaen appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. Before seeking compassionate release in the district court, an inmate must satisfy the threshold requirement of 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). However, as we recently held, this requirement is nonjurisdictional and, thus, subject to forfeiture or waiver if not timely raised. See United States v. Muhammad, 16 F.4th 126, 129-30 (4th Cir. 2021). Here, the district court—which did not have the benefit of our decision in Muhammad—erred by sua sponte raising the threshold requirement and denying relief on that basis. See id. at 130. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s order and remand for further proceedings. In addition, we deny Aigbekaen’s motions to appoint counsel, to supplement the record, to unseal part of the record, to order a limited remand, for release pending appeal, to dismiss part of the indictment, and for resentencing. 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. VACATED AND REMANDED 2

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