The court granted a motion for compassionate release for individual due to her medical conditions and high number of Covid-19 cases at the facility. The court found that the combination of age (58), hypertension and obesity (even though not the most severe) made the individual vulnerable.
United States v. Foreman, No. 3:19-cr-62 (VAB) 2020 WL 2315908 (D. Conn. May 11, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
5/11/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Preliminary Injunction (PI), Release, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
Connecticut
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions, Pretrial Detention [jail]
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
Yes
Compassionate Release Specific Characteristics
Has a significant criminal history, Only served a small portion of their sentence (less than 33%), Went to trial
Case Tracking Number
19-cr-62 (VAB)
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
D. Conn.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Federal Prison
Name of Facility
FCI Danbury
Legal Authority
Eighth Amendment - Deliberate Indifference, Substantive Due Process - Deliberate Indifference (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
Mandatory 14-day self-quarantine at home, and to contact physician for testing. If positive, to report to the BOP.
Convictions
Tax evasion
Case Status
Decision Made
Compassionate Release Exhaustion Holdingsin Federal Case
An individual can move for compassionate release after 30 days have passed from the date the application was submitted to the warden, irrespective of whether the warden has granted or denied the request., Exhaustion is subject to equitable exceptions., Other, Gonzalez has met the exhaustion requirement (government did not contest)
The combination of age (58), hypertension and obesity (even though not the most severe) makes the individual vulnerable.
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
No
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Yes
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