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IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING U. S. D'. ··:. ~ - CJ'Jr!T
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IN RE APPLICATION OF
AMENDMENT 782 TO Administrative Genet'allEIDlider ~201f41..&. CLE RK
UNITED STATES SENTENCING CHEYENN E
GUIDELINES.
GENERAL ORDER
In anticipation of retroactive application of Amendment 782 to the United States
Sentencing Guidelines, the Court directs that the following procedure be used.
Disposition of all requests for sentence reduction requiring action by a judicial
officer shall be handled by the Honorable Alan B. Johnson, District Judge.
The Federal Public Defender for the District of Wyoming is appointed to provide an
initial advisement of the application of Amendment 782 to all defendants convicted in this
District who may be eligible for a reduction of sentence. In the event that a conflict of
interest prevents the Federal Public Defender from continuing representation of the
defendant, a defendant desires to be represented by retained counsel, or a defendant wishes
to proceed prose, the Federal Public Defender shall file a pleading so advising the assigned
judicial officer. The Court will arrange for the appointment of CJA counsel if there is a
conflict of interest. Unless representation of a defendant is assumed by private counsel,
CJA counsel , or the defendant chooses to proceed prose, the Federal Public Defender shall
present any request for reduction of sentence.
The Clerk's office promptly shall notify the Federal Public Defender of all pro se
motions, petitions, or requests for sentence reduction which relate to Amendment 782.
Such requests will be reviewed by the Federal Public Defender and addressed in the
manner described.
The United States Probation Office is authorized to disclose previously prepared
pre-sentence reports to the defendant's counsel, Federal Public Defender, newly-appointed
CJA counsel or privately retained counsel. The United States Probation Office and the
Federal Public Defender shall coordinate with one other in an effort to locate all defendants
who may qualify for a sentence reduction.
All requests for sentence reduction, opposition to a reduction or advisements of
such matters as are described above shall be filed in the original criminal case.
Unless extended or modified, this Order shall expire on December 1, 2015.
Dated this tiJR__day of August, 2014.
eudenthal, Chief U.S. District Judge
