US v. Willie Poyner, No. 20-7156 (4th Cir. 2021)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-7156 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. WILLIE POYNER, a/k/a “Fat Willie,” Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Robert G. Doumar, Senior District Judge. (4:07-cr-00112-RGD-FBS-1) Submitted: November 18, 2021 Decided: November 19, 2021 Before MOTZ, THACKER, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Vacated and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Willie Poyner, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Willie Poyner appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. The district court denied Poyner’s motion on the grounds that he had failed to demonstrate administrative exhaustion. In United States v. Muhammad, __ F.4th __, No. 20-7520, 2021 WL 4888393, at *2 (4th Cir. Oct. 20, 2021), this court held that the exhaustion requirement under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), “is non-jurisdictional and thus subject to waiver.” Because the Government did not raise the exhaustion issue, we vacate the district court’s order and remand for further proceedings in light of Muhammad. We express no view as to the merits of Poyner’s compassionate-release motion. 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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