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United States v. Dewberry, 2:12-cr-00118-JAD-VCF. (2020)

Court: District Court, D. Nevada Number: infdco20200122f70 Visitors: 8
Filed: Jan. 21, 2020
Latest Update: Jan. 21, 2020
Summary: Order Denying Motion for Accreditation of Jail Time [ECF No. 221] JENNIFER A. DORSEY , District Judge . Defendant Matthew Dewberry was sentenced to four months of custody for supervised-release violations. 1 Though represented by counsel, Dewberry filed a pro se "Motion for Accreditation of Jail Time," asking the court to recommend that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) give him credit for 70 days he spent in custody while awaiting disposition of this supervised-release violation. 2 The govern
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Order Denying Motion for Accreditation of Jail Time

[ECF No. 221]

Defendant Matthew Dewberry was sentenced to four months of custody for supervised-release violations.1 Though represented by counsel, Dewberry filed a pro se "Motion for Accreditation of Jail Time," asking the court to recommend that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) give him credit for 70 days he spent in custody while awaiting disposition of this supervised-release violation.2 The government opposes the motion, pointing out that this court lacks the 7authority to recommend credit calculations to the BOP and that Dewberry is violating the court's local rules by filing a pro se motion while he is represented by counsel.3 Because the task of computing pre-sentencing custodial credits rests entirely with the Attorney General, and the United States Supreme Court has recognized "the sentencing court's inability to compute the credit,"4 I deny Dewberry's motion.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Motion for Accreditation of Jail Time [ECF No. 221] is DENIED.

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1. ECF No. 220.
2. ECF No. 221.
3. ECF No. 222.
4. See, e.g., United States v. Wilson, 503 U.S. 329, 335 (1992) (". . . the Attorney General must [ ] compute the credit [for prior custody] under [Title 18, United States Code] Section 3585(b)).
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