Opinion
Crim. Case No. 1:20-mj-00612-TMD
08-28-2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Asomah Maamah
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Defendant has now returned to federal custody after resolving his Pennsylvania warrants. The conditions hampering his ability to flee to Ghana, namely Ghana's closure of its international borders, remain in effect. The parties' supplemental filings, ECF 50 and 52, do not alter this Court's assessment. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in this Court's Order of May 22, 2020, ECF 40, Defendant's temporary pretrial release remains appropriate under 18 U.S.C. § 3142(i). Effective on Monday, August 31, 2020, when Defendant can be installed on electronic home monitoring, he will be released for a four-week period, to be governed by the release conditions set forth in ECF 24-1. No later than one week from the expiration of this temporary release order, counsel should provide the Court with any factors they believe this Court should consider in determining whether the temporary release order should be terminated or extended , and Pretrial Services should provide the Court with a written update regarding Defendant's performance. DATED: August 28, 2020
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Stephanie A. Gallagher
United States District Judge