FILED
Jan 24 2019
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
General Order
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2019-04
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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IN RE: THE OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL )
PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE NORTHERN )
DISTRICT OF OHIO TO REPRESENT ) ORDER NO. 2019-04
POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE DEFENDANTS )
UNDER SECTION 404(B) OF THE )
FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018 )
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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 Northern District of Ohio is hereby appointed to represent those
defendants who have been identified as being potentially eligible to seek a reduction of sentence, and to
present any motions or applications for reduction of sentence, in accordance with Section 404 of the First
Step Act of 2018.
In the event it is subsequently determined that private counsel or previously appointed CJA counsel
should be appointed to represent a defendant, such counsel shall be appointed and the Federal Public
Defender shall withdraw.
Should the Federal Public Defender determine that there is a prohibitive conflict in which the prospective
client's interests are materially adverse to those of a current or former client with regard to representation
of a defendant in the litigation, the Office of the Federal Public Defender shall notify the Court and
request appointment of a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
For the Court
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Patricia A. Gaughan
Chief Judge
