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General Order 20 - Presentence Reports

W.D. Ark. Standing Order — General Order 20 - Presentence Reports

IN THE UNITED STATESDISTRICTCOURT WESTERNDISTRICT OF ARKANSAS IN RE: PRESENTENCEREPORTS AMENDED GENERALORDERNO, 20 l. Any presentence report submittedto the court, togctherwith any addendumthereto, by the U. S. ProbationOfficepursuantto Rule32, FRCTP,and madea part of the recordby judge,shallbe filed in the Clerk'sOfficeunderseal. the sentencing 2. lf a noticeof appealis filed in the districtcourtpursuantto 18 U.S.C. 3i42, th.- Clerk shallinclu<lethe presentence reportin the recordon appealwirhoutfurtherorderof the "--t-^r)t* itA -^ 3. Exceptas providedin paragraph 2 of this order, the Clerk shall not releasethe presentence report,or any part thereof,to any personunlessspecificallydirectedto do so by order of a judge of this court. 4. Pursuantto the authoritygrantedby amendedRule32(b)(6)(A),FRCTP,effecrive DccemberI, 1994,the court opts out of the probationofficer'srecommendation disclosure provision. Unlessotherwisedirectedby orderof a judgeof this court,the probationofficer's if aDy,oD thesentence recommendation, shallremaincoflfidential and shallnot be disclosed. DATED rhis 7& dayof December, 1994. U, S. DISTRICTCOURT WESTERN DICT.ARKANSAS F I I E D CHIEFUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTruDGE OEC 0s tgsl 3X'ilitryleet- ntsf,,fir t'{ . ! o :.) b
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