Opinion
20-00307-001
02-01-2023
USA v. Ames v.
PACTS Number: 31118
REQUEST FOR MODIFYING THE CONDITIONS OR TERM OF SUPERVISION WITH CONSENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL UNDER SUPERVISION (PROBATION FORM 49, WAIVER OF HEARING IS ATTACHED)
HONORABLE MICHAEL A. SHIPP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
(JURISDICTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 20-00307-001 REASSIGNED FROM HONORABLE JAMES S. MOODY JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TO THE HONORABLE MICHAEL A. SHIPP AS OF APRIL 20, 2020)
Date of Original Sentence: Case No.: 18-00466: 11/15/2018 Case No.: 20-00307: 07/12/2002
Original Offense: Case No. 18-00466: Count One: Escape of a Federal Prisoner Case No. 20-00307: Count One: of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute 5 or More Kilograms of Cocaine. Count Three: Carrying or Possessing a Firearm During and In Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime.
Original Sentence: 271 months imprisonment, 60 months supervised release
Special Conditions: Case No. 18-00466: Special Assessment $100, Life Skills Counseling; Mental Health (added by Modification Order dated 11/14/2019) Case No. 20-00307: Special Assessment $200; Drug/Alcohol Testing and Treatment; Financial Disclosure; No New Debt
Type of Supervision: Supervised Release Date Supervision Commenced: 11/15/2018
Assistant U.S. Attorney: Leah Gould, 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102, (973) 645-2700
Defense Attorney: Andrea Bergman, Federal Defenders Office, 22 South Clinton Ave., Station Plaza #4, 4th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08609, (609) 989-2160
PETITIONING THE COURT
[ ] To extend the term of supervision for__years, for a total term of__years.
[√] To modify the conditions of supervision as follows:
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
You must undergo treatment in a mental health program approved by the U.S. Probation Office until discharged by the Court. As necessary, said treatment may also encompass treatment for gambling, domestic violence and/or anger management, or sex offense-specific treatment, as approved by the U.S. Probation Office, until discharged by the Court. The U.S. Probation Office will supervise your compliance with this condition.
CAUSE
Subsequent to an arrest for domestic violence, the probation office has discussed the need for counseling with Mr. Ames and he has agreed to cooperate with a referral for treatment. The arrest itself is being outlined in a Request for Petition for Warrant or Summons on an Individual Under Supervision, to be submitted to the Court for consideration.
Respectfully submitted, SUSAN M. SMALLEY, Chief U.S. Probation Officer
By: SANTIAGO A. CORNEJO, JR. U.S. Probation Officer
APPROVED:
SHARON O'BRIEN Supervising U.S. Probation Officer
THE COURT ORDERS:
[ ] The Extension of Supervision as Noted Above
[√]The Modification of Conditions as Noted Above (as recommended by the Probation Office)
[ ] No Action
[ ] Other