UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ORDER
Pursuant to a unanimous vote of the active judges of this court,
IT IS ORDERED that, the Attorney General of the United States having authorized an
Early Disposition or "Fast Track" Program for the sentencing of defendants convicted of certain
offenses in accordance with '5K3.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, an Early
Disposition or "Fast Track" Program be adopted by this court. The sentencing judge may order a
modified Presentence Investigation Report and may sentence the defendant on an expedited basis
within different time limits than those prescribed in Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32. The
court shall be permitted to do so only upon the entry of a guilty plea by a defendant deemed
eligible for the Early Disposition Program and if the defendant entered into an agreement with the
United States pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C). Sentencing for
defendants for whom the judge determines that '5K3.1 is applicable shall generally be scheduled
to take place within six weeks of the defendant's entry of an 11(c)(1)(C) guilty plea. The
modified Presentence Investigation Report will be disclosed to the court and interested parties one
week prior to the scheduled sentencing date.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 29th day of January, 2015.
SARAH S. VANCE, Chief Judge
