Opinion
19-CR-00187-LJV-JJM-2
04-02-2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. KAREEM PRYOR, Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
Familiarity with the prior proceedings is presumed. Before the court is defendant's "Emergency Motion" [52], orally argued before me on March 31, 2020, seeking reconsideration of my September 24, 2019 Order of Detention [9]. For the following reasons, the motion is denied, without prejudice to renewal at a later date.
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DISCUSSION
In moving for reconsideration, defendant points to two allegedly changed circumstances: first, that "Victim A" has been relocated and is no longer at risk from defendant, and second, that the coronavirus places him in danger. Neither factor warrants his release at this time. As detailed in my September 24, 2019 Order [9], the risk to the victim of the assault depicted in the video ("Victim A") was not the only reason I consider defendant to be a danger to the community; and while I am sensitive to (and will continue to monitor) the potential danger posed by the coronavirus, at this point there is no indication of an outbreak at the facility where defendant is located. Should that situation change, defendant may again move for reconsideration of his detention.
CONCLUSION
For these reasons, defendant's "Emergency Motion" [52] is denied, without prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 2, 2020
/s/_________
JEREMIAH J. MCCARTHY
United States Magistrate Judge