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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
IN RE:
SECTION 603(b),
FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018 MISC. NO. 00-308
(Dec. 21, 2018)
STANDING ORDER 2019-04
Pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act, Title 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(1) and
(c), and the discretion of the Court, the Court hereby appoints the Office of the Federal Public
Defender for the District of Maryland to represent any defendant previously determined to have
been entitled to appointment of counsel or who is now indigent to determine whether the defendant
is eligible to petition the Court for compassionate release in accordance with Section 603(b) of the
First Step Act of 2018 and to file any motions for compassionate release.
The United States Probation Office for the District of Maryland and the United States
District Court Clerk's Office for the District of Maryland are authorized to disclose Presentence
Investigation Reports, Statements of Reasons, and Judgments to the Federal Public Defender's
Office for the purpose of determining eligibility for compassionate release and preparing
compassionate release petitions.
To enable the Federal Public Defender's Office to determine eligibility and prepare
compassionate release petitions, the Court directs the United States to facilitate the process for the
Office of the Federal Public Defender to obtain the most recent and relevant documents, including,
but not limited to, the petitioner's progress report, sentence computation form, financial
responsibility form, inmate education data, disciplinary data, inmate profile and medical records.
To the extent necessary, the Office of the Federal Public Defender will assist such a petitioner in
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executing a release form authorizing the Bureau of Prisons to disclose institutional records to the
Office of the Federal Public Defender.
IT IS SO ORDERED this '7 7 day of March 2019.
James K. Bredar, Chief Judge
United States District Court
