Case 1:00-mc-00308 Document 84 Filed 03/27/19 Page 1 of 1
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
IN RE:
FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018 MISC. NO. 00-308
(Dec. 21, 2018) and BOP RECORDS
STANDING ORDER 2019-03
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 has issued Standing Order 2019-01 appointing 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 that defendant may qualify for retroactive sentencing relief in accordance with
Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 and to file any motions for such relief
To facilitate the preliminary review of cases and the filing of motions for relief under
Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 authorized by Standing Order 2019-01, 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, and inmate profile. To the extent necessary, the Office of the Federal Public
Defender will assist such a petitioner in 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 71 day of March 2019.
James K. Bredar, Chief Judge
United States District Judge
