Opinion
12 Cr. 266-1 (KPF)
12-29-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DIONNE RAUL GONZALEZ, Defendant.
ORDER
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, DISTRICT JUDGE
In 2019, Defendant Dionne Raul Gonzalez moved for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2); in 2020, Mr. Gonzalez moved separately for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). (See Dkt. #190, 191, 198). The motions were presented to the Honorable William H. Pauley III, the judge who had sentenced Mr. Gonzalez, who in turn ordered the appointment of counsel to assist Mr. Gonzalez, if and as appropriate, with “pursu[ing] any applications for release relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.” (Dkt. #199). Thereafter, Judge Pauley unexpectedly passed away, and the case was reassigned to this Court. (Dkt. #210). In the course of reviewing Mr. Gonzalez's motions, the Court determined that Mr. Gonzalez had been released from custody in October 2021. Accordingly, this Court denies Mr. Gonzalez's outstanding motions as moot, and wishes him success in the completion of his term of supervised release.
The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motions pending at docket entries 190, 191, and 198. Because the Court has been unable to determine Mr. Gonzalez's current address from the docket, the Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this Order to his last known address: Dionne Raul Gonzalez, Reg. No. 66707-054, Rivers Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 630, Winton, NC 27986.
SO ORDERED.