FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OCT ~ 2024
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
STANDING ORDER 24-SO-2
INRE:
DISCLOSURE OF COURT DOCUMENTS
RELATED TO EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
WHEREAS the Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney, has a formal application that asks
for the inclusion of the Presentence Report and the Statement of Reasons, but the disclosure of those
documents is currently prohibited without approval from the Court;
THE COURT FINDS that good cause exists to permit attorneys filing clemency applications with the
Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney, to disclose the Presentence Report and Statement of
Reasons with the clemency application.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, effective as of the date of th.is Order and until such time
as the court orders otherwise, an attorney filing a clemency application with the Department of Justice,
Office of the Pardon Attorney, shall be permitted to include with that application the defendant 's
Presentence Report and the Statement of Reasons entered in the case without further action by the court.
This Order permits disclosure only in federal applications for executive clemency and allows disclosure
only to the Office of the Pardon Attorney. Nothing in this Order permits disclosure to any other person or
entity, including the defendant.
IT IS SO ORDERED this
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RICHARD E. MYERS II
Chief United States District Judge
