Opinion
3:14-cr-00442-SI-2
08-13-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. SANTIAGO SALAZAR MOLINA, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REDUCE SENTENCE
HONORABLE MICHAEL H. SIMON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
This matter is before the Court on the defendant's motion to reduce sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). The government does not oppose a sentence reduction. Based on the motion and after full consideration of the relevant factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), the Court finds that extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant a reduction of defendant's sentence to time served for the reasons stated in the defendant's motion.
The effective date shall be 72 hours after the entry of an amended judgment in order to permit time for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrange for the defendant to be transferred to its custody and for the private prison under Bureau of Prisons contract to provide a test and determine that Mr. Molina does not have a positive result for Covid-19. If the facility cannot or does not make the determination by that date, the government shall notify the Court without delay. The Court concludes that the defendant's release pursuant to this order will not pose a danger to any other person or the community and is consistent with Sentencing Commission policy statements and the totality of the circumstances.
The Court therefore GRANTS the Motion to Reduce Sentence to time served.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an amended judgment and commitment order shall be prepared and entered forthwith amending the term of imprisonment to time served, effective 72 hours after the entry of the amended judgment, with all conditions of supervised release remaining the same.