IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7/9/2018
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
InRe: )
)
Hughes v. United States, ) STANDING ORDER
138 S. Ct. 1765 (2018). ) No. 2018-6
Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, 18, U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(1) and (c), and the
discretion of the Court, the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Virginia is
appointed to represent any defendant sentenced in this district who was previously
determined to have been entitled to appointment of counsel, or who is now indigent, to
determine whether that defendant may qualify for relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) in light
of Hughes v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 1765 (2018). See also Koons v. United States, 138 S.
Ct. 1783 (2018).
The United States Probation Office for the Western District of Virginia is directed to
provide the Federal Public Defender, the United States Attorney, and the court with a list of
defendants potentially eligible for sentence reduction following Hughes. This list would
include any defendant who has previously filed for a sentence reduction under a retroactive
Sentencing Guidelines amendment, but whose request was denied because that defendant
entered into a binding plea agreement under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C).
The Probation Office and the Clerk of the United States District Court for the
Western District of Virginia are authorized to disclose Presentence Investigation Reports,
Statement of Reasons and Judgments to the Federal Public Defender for the purpose of
determining eligibility for relied under Hughes.
It is SO ORDERED.
ENTER: This iz_R-
day of July, 2018.
Michael F. U rb
Chief Unit
