Opinion
3:17-CR-00276-RJC-DSC
05-04-2022
USA v. JAMES MURRAY WILLINGHAM JR.
ORDER
Robert J. Conrad, Jr. United States District Judge
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon motion of the defendant for compassionate release based on the COVID-19 pandemic under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, (Doc. No. 234).
Section 603(b) of the First Step Act amended § 3582(c)(1)(A), allowing a court to entertain a motion filed by a defendant: (1) after full exhaustion of all administrative rights to appeal a failure of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to bring a motion on the inmate's behalf; or (2) after the lapse of 30 days from the receipt of such a request by the warden of the facility, whichever is earlier. Here, the defendant was released from custody prior to the resolution of his motion. https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the defendant's motion for compassionate release, (Doc. No. 234), is DISMISSED as moot.