! Hereby certify that the foregoing
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rs a true copy Q.f tl1 original document
Roberta D. Tabora
Clerk
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNEC'IlCUT . . peo,uty Clerk
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STANDING ORDER Re: Motions for Sentence · ·
Reductions Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 or.2241' and
Johnson v. United States,_ U.S.__, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (June 26, 2015)
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(l) and (c), as well as 28 U.S.C. § 2255(g) and the
Court's discretion, and by agreement of all the district judges of the Court, the Federal
Defender's Office for the District of Connecticut is hereby appointed to represent any defendant
who was previously determined to have been entitled to appointment of counsel, or who is now
indigent, to determine whether that defendant may qualify for federal habeas relief under either
28 U.S.C. § 2255 or 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in light of Johnson v. United States._ U.S._, 135
S.Ct. 2551 (June 26, 2015), including in any instance wherein the Court receives
correspondence or a motion from an incarcerated inmate claiming that Johnson has bearing on
the inmate's sentence.
The U.S. Probation Office and the Clerk's Office for the District of Connecticut are
authorized to disclose Presentence Investigation Reports, Statements of Reasons, and
Judgments to the Federal Defender's Office for the purpose of determining eligibility for relief
under Johnson.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 22nd day of September, 2015, at New Haven, Connecticut.
/s/ Janet C. Hall
ct C. Hall. Chief Judge
n.ited States District Court
