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U.S. v. DORDON, 1:12-cr-273. (2015)

Court: District Court, W.D. Michigan Number: infdco20150625d17 Visitors: 8
Filed: Jun. 24, 2015
Latest Update: Jun. 24, 2015
Summary: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JANET T. NEFF , District Judge . Defendant Amber Mae Dordon has filed a motion for modification or reduction of sentence (Dkt 178) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2) on the basis of Amendment 782 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, made retroactive by the Sentencing Commission. The U.S. Probation Department filed a Report of Eligibility (Dkt 192) and a Sentence Modification Report (Dkt 208) finding defendant eligible for the reduction. The parties stipul
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Defendant Amber Mae Dordon has filed a motion for modification or reduction of sentence (Dkt 178) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(2) on the basis of Amendment 782 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, made retroactive by the Sentencing Commission. The U.S. Probation Department filed a Report of Eligibility (Dkt 192) and a Sentence Modification Report (Dkt 208) finding defendant eligible for the reduction. The parties stipulated (Dkt 214) to the retroactive application of the sentence amendment and requests the Court to amend the sentence.

Section 3582(c)(2) permits a court to reduce the term of imprisonment of a defendant who has been sentenced based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Amendment 782 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines reduced by two levels the offense levels assigned to the quantities that trigger the statutory mandatory minimum penalties in U.S.S.G. §§ 2D1.1 and 2D1.11. These modifications were made retroactive effective November 1, 2014. U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10.

Having fully considered the Sentence Modification Report (Dkt 208) and the Stipulation (Dkt 214), the Court has determined that defendant is eligible for a reduction of sentence pursuant to the policy statements of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's motion for modification of sentence (Dkt 178) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) is GRANTED. Defendant's sentence is reduced to a term of custody of time served with an effective date of November 1, 2015.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all other aspects of the original judgment order including the length of term of supervised release, all conditions of supervision, fines, restitution, and special assessment remain as previously imposed.

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