FILED
Jan 15 2019
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
General Order
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2019-03
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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IN RE: AUTHORIZATION TO DISCLOSE )
PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION ) ORDER NO. 2019-03
REPORTS AND SENTENCING ORDERS )
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The Court hereby authorizes the disclosure to the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern
District of Ohio and to the Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio of all
presentence investigation reports and sentencing orders, including those portions of such orders not
available through the Court’s electronic filing system (statement of reasons), for those inmates who have
been identified as being potentially eligible for sentence reductions pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018
signed by the President on December 21, 2018. The disclosure authorized by this Order shall be for the
sole purpose of enabling both offices identified above to make a preliminary assessment as to an
inmate’s potential eligibility for a sentence reduction under these new rules.
This Order shall remain in force until subsequent order of this Court or rulings in individual cases that
obviate the need for this disclosure authorization.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
For the Court
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Patricia A. Gaughan
Chief Judge
