Opinion
1:16-cr-00198- LJO-SKO
09-17-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ALMA KARINA OCHOA, Defendant.
APPLICATION AND ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL
BARBARA A. MCAULIFFE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Defendant, Alma Karina Ochoa, through the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California, hereby requests appointment of counsel for assistance in seeking early termination of her supervised release.
Ms. Ochoa has completed more than half of her 36 month term of supervised release. She wishes to request early termination and contacted our office to assist her with filing a motion for early termination. Ms. Ochoa submits the attached Financial Affidavit as evidence of her inability to retain counsel at this time. Therefore, after reviewing Ms. Ochoa Financial Affidavit, it is respectfully recommended that counsel be appointed.
ORDER
Having satisfied the Court that the defendant Alma Karina Ochoa is financially unable to retain counsel at this time, the Court hereby appoint counsel pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A.
IT IS SO ORDERED.