Opinion
CR-S-20-32-02 WBS
08-09-2021
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JONTE SCOTT, Defendant.
MICHAEL D. LONG (CA State Bar #149475) Attorney for JONTE SCOTT
MICHAEL D. LONG (CA State Bar #149475) Attorney for JONTE SCOTT
APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION; [MODIFIED] ORDER FOR TRANSPORTATION TO ARRIVE IN SACRAMENTO ON AUGUST 11, 202118 USC §4285
WILLIAM B. SHUBB UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Defendant JONTE SCOTT, by and through his attorney, Michael D. Long, hereby requests the court to order the United States Marshal to pay for Mr. Scott's transportation on August 11, 2021, from his home in Florida to Sacramento, California, so that he will be in court for his rescheduled sentencing on Thursday, August 12, 2021.
This is a second application for transportation and subsistence costs for Jonte Scott for his sentencing hearing. The first application was for a flight from Florida to Sacramento on August 8, 2021, to appear at his August 9, 2021, sentencing hearing. This second application requests the court to order the United States Marshal to pay for Mr. Scott's transportation on August 11, 2021, from his home in Florida to Sacramento, California, so that he will be in court for his re-scheduled sentencing on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at 9:00 a.m..
On April 26, 2021, defendant Jonte Scott was released from custody, pursuant to a court order. An investigator drove him straight to the airport. Mr. Scott flew home to Tampa, Florida, using a one-way ticket purchased by friends and family members. Mr. Scott is indigent. In late April of 2021, he filled out and filed a financial affidavit explaining his financial circumstances, including that he has been unemployed since 2019. Mr. Scott will not be able to borrow enough money to fly to Sacramento for our August 12, 2021, sentencing hearing in District Court.
Counsel is further requesting that the Court order the United States Marshal to pay for lodging for Mr. Scott for the night of August 11, 2021, as well as subsistence expenses while in Sacramento for that same date.
ORDER FOR TRANSPORTATION, LODGING AND SUBSISTENCE 18 USC §4285
For the purpose of defendant Jonte Scott attending his August 12, 2021 Sentencing hearing in the Eastern District of California, at Sacramento:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the United States Marshal pay for transportation for defendant JONTE SCOTT from Tampa, Florida, to Sacramento, California, on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, and for subsistence expenses for Jonte Scott on the date he is traveling to Sacramento.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the United States Marshal pay for a hotel room for Jonte Scott for the night of August 11, 2021.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the United States Marshal pay for subsistence expenses for Jonte Scott for August 11, 2021.
Mr. Scott is indigent and financially unable pay for travel to Sacramento, California and return to Florida. This order is authorized pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §4285.