(a) Statement of Reasons: The Statement of Reasons shall be prepared in every
criminal felony and Class A misdemeanor case pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c). Because the
Statement of Reasons may include sensitive information, such as the defendant’s address, social
security number and information indicating that the defendant provided substantial assistance to
the government, public access to the Statement of Reasons shall be restricted in every criminal
case in accordance with the policy proscribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States.
The Statement of Reasons shall be lodged, but not filed, with the Court and shall not be available
for public inspection. The presiding judge shall determine what documents, if any, shall be
lodged and appended to the Statement of Reasons which shall be made available for review by
the Court of Appeals, counsel for the Government and Defendant, Probation and the United
States Sentencing Commission. The Statement of Reasons will be lodged in the ECF system
which will generate a notice of electronic filing to counsel for the USA, counsel for the specific
defendant, and the presiding judge.
(b) Victim Restitution List: If restitution is ordered, in order to protect the identify
of all victims, the Victim Restitution List shall be lodged, but not filed, with the Court, and it
shall not be available for public inspection. This list shall be used strictly for distribution of
restitution collected by the Finance Department. Any further distribution or dissemination is
prohibited.
