UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Re: Representation of Clients in
Connection with Petitions for Clemency STANDING ORDER No:14-5
Pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act, Title 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(l) and
(c), the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District ofNew Jersey is hereby appointed
to represent any defendant previously determined to have been entitled to appointment of
counsel and who was represented by the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of
New Jersey, to determine whether that defendant may qualify to seek reduction of sentence and
to present any applications for clemency, in response to the Attorney General's April 23, 2014,
announcement inviting such petitions and setting forth guidelines for such applications.
The United States Probation Office for the District of New Jersey and the United States
District Court Clerk's Office for the District ofNew Jersey are authorized to disclose
Presentence Investigation Reports and Statements of Reasons to the Federal Public Defender's
Office for the purpose of determining eligibility for relief. Should the Federal Public Defender
determine that the defendant does not want to be represented by the Office of the Federal Public
Defender for the District of New Jersey, the Federal Public Defender will so notify the Court and
those cases will be referred back to the national Clemency Project 2014 for the designation of
new counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 15~ of 0 '-t., 2014
~B~~ Chief United States District Judge
District ofNew Jersey
