United states v. Valencia-Adata, 5:08-CR-75-FL-1. (2019)
Court: District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20190807a86
Visitors: 6
Filed: Aug. 06, 2019
Latest Update: Aug. 06, 2019
Summary: ORDER LOUISE W. FLANAGAN , District Judge . This matter is before the court on defendant's pro se motion for access to presentence investigation report (DE 103). Defendant is currently incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") pursuant to July 21, 2009, judgment of conviction and sentence entered in this court. BOP regulations prohibit inmates from possessing copies of their presentence reports due to safety concerns. See BOP Program Statement No. 1351.05 12.a(2)(d)(1), avai
Summary: ORDER LOUISE W. FLANAGAN , District Judge . This matter is before the court on defendant's pro se motion for access to presentence investigation report (DE 103). Defendant is currently incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") pursuant to July 21, 2009, judgment of conviction and sentence entered in this court. BOP regulations prohibit inmates from possessing copies of their presentence reports due to safety concerns. See BOP Program Statement No. 1351.05 12.a(2)(d)(1), avail..
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ORDER
LOUISE W. FLANAGAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendant's pro se motion for access to presentence investigation report (DE 103). Defendant is currently incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") pursuant to July 21, 2009, judgment of conviction and sentence entered in this court. BOP regulations prohibit inmates from possessing copies of their presentence reports due to safety concerns. See BOP Program Statement No. 1351.05 ¶ 12.a(2)(d)(1), available at https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/1351_005_CN-1.pdf [https://perma.cc/7YQN-RZ6H]; United States v. Pugh, 69 F. App'x 628, 629 (4th Cir. 2003). The court therefore denies the motion to the extent defendant seeks an order directing the clerk to provide him with a copy of his presentence report.1
Under the terms of the program statement, defendant may be able to review a copy of his presentence report in the presence of BOP officials. BOP Program Statement No. 1351.05 ¶ 12.a(2)(d)(1). Defendant must request such access to the report through the BOP's administrative channels. The court expresses no opinion on whether defendant should be allowed access to his presentence report in this manner.
Based on the foregoing, the court DENIES defendant's motion for access to presentence investigation report (DE 103).
SO ORDERED.
FootNotes
1. In Pugh, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit noted that a defendant may request his presentence report by submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the appropriate government agency. 69 F. App'x at 629; see also 5 U.S.C. § 552. Defendant, however, waived his right to request his presentence report under the FOIA as part of his plea agreement. (See Plea Agreement (DE 73) ¶ 2.d).
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