Opinion
1:17-CR-00248-AWI-SKO
01-25-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LUVELL RONELL BLINKS, Defendant.
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, FEDERAL DEFENDER ERIC V. KERSTEN ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, FEDERAL DEFENDER ERIC V. KERSTEN ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER
APPLICATION AND ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL
BARBARA A. MCAULIFFE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Defendant, Luvell Ronell Blinks, through the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California, hereby requests appointment of counsel for assistance in seeking early termination of his supervised release.
On June 4, 2018, Mr. Blinks was sentenced to 60 months in custody and 36 months of supervised release. He began serving his term of supervised release on December 30, 2021. At the direction of his Probation Office, Mr. Blinks called our office seeking assistance with terminating his term of supervised release early. Probation confirmed with our office that it supports the early termination of Mr. Blinks' supervised release. ///
Mr. Blinks submits the attached Financial Affidavit as evidence of his inability to retain counsel at this time. After reviewing his Financial Affidavit, it is respectfully recommended that counsel be appointed to assist Mr. Blinks with terminating his supervised release.
ORDER
Having satisfied the Court that the defendant is financially unable to retain counsel at this time, the Court hereby appoints counsel pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A.
IT IS SO ORDERED.