IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA FILED
20-S0-2
FEB 14 2020
IN RE: Motions for Post-Conviction Relief
Pursuant to Rehaif v. United States, STANDING ORDER
5~8 U.S._, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019)
Pursl!ant to the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(l) and (c),
and because of the need to efficiently procyss cases affected by Rehaif v. United States, 588 U.S.
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_, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), it is hereby ordered that the Office of the Federal Public Defender for
the Eastern District of North Carolina ("Federal Public Defender's Office") is appointed to
represent any defendant serving a federal sentence, 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 post- conviction relief pursuant to Rehaif and if so, to assist the defendant in
obtaining such relief.
In addition, where a conflict exists such that the Federal Public Defender's Office cannot
represent a particular defendant, the Federal Public Defender's Office may assign that defendant's
case to an attorney serving on the Criminal Justice Act panel for the Eastern District of North
Carolina who is hereby appointed to represent that defendant to conduct the same Rehaifreview
described in the paragraph above.
This appointment is limited to cases affected or p0tentially affected by Rehaif, and will
terminate upon a determination by appointed counsel that the defendant is not eligible for relief
or, if eligible for relief, upon exhaustion of the defendant's post-conviction remedies.
The U.S. Probation Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina ("U.S. Probation
Office") is authorized to disclose Pre::;entence Investigation Reports, Modified Presentence
Investigation Reports, Judgments, and Statements of Reasons to the Federal Public Defender's
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Office and the Criminal Justice Act panel for the purpose of determining eligibility for relief. Upon
request by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina ("U.S.
Attorney's Office"), the U.S. Probation Office also shall provide copies of the Presentence
Investigation Reports, Modified Presentence Investigation Reports, Judgments, and Statements of
Reasons in these cases to the U.S. Attorney's Office. In accordance with Federal Bureau of Prisons
policy, no Presentence Investigation Reports Modified Presentence Investigation Reports, or
Statements of Reasons will be provided to inmates.
SO ORDERED. This _f_!/_ day of February, 2020.
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Chief United States District Judge
