Opinion
Case No. 16-20437
10-31-2019
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CHRISTINA KIMBROUGH, Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S "MOTION FOR JUDICIAL RECOMMENDATION REGARDING 9-12 MONTHS OF RRC PLACEMENT"
Defendant Kimbrough moves to obtain a judicial recommendation for a nine to twelve-month placement at a Residential Reentry Center ("RRC"). (ECF No. 276.) Defendant was sentenced on September 28, 2018 to twenty-seven months imprisonment for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349. (ECF No. 219, PageID.2210-11.) Defendant claims that with good time, her release date is January 20, 2021. (ECF No. 276, PageID.3080.) Currently, she has been offered only a one to ninety-day placement at an RRC. (Id.)
The court has reviewed the motion and consulted with the probation department. The probation department discussed Defendant's request directly with the Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"). Absent special need, prisoners are typically and appropriately given RRC placements anywhere from one to ninety days. Placements over six months are rare and require approval by the Regional Director of the BOP. Based on the information obtained about Defendant, the court is not persuaded that a recommendation as sought is needed. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's "Motion for Judicial Recommendation Regarding 9-12 Months of RRC Placement" (ECF No. 276) is DENIED.
s/Robert H. Cleland /
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: October 31, 2019 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record on this date, October 31, 2019, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Wagner /
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
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