Compassionate release granted to individual who is sole available caretaker for 10 year old daughter with cerebral palsy and periventricular leukomalacia. Defendant's wife is disabled and unable to fulfill caretaking duties, and defendant's medical conditions place him at greater risk of COVID-19 complications. Government did not object to sentencing modification.
United States v. Kataev, No. 1:16-cr-00763-LGS, Dkt. No. 779 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 15, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
4/15/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Class Certification, Implementing Release Procedures, Improved Conditions, Preliminary Injunction (PI), Release, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
New York
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Elderly, Immigrant Detention, Other, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions, Pretrial Detention [jail], Sole available caretaker for family member
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
Yes
Case Tracking Number
16-cr-00763-LGS
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
S.D.N.Y.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Federal Prison
Name of Facility
Otisville FCI
Legal Authority
Eighth Amendment - Deliberate Indifference, Substantive Due Process - Deliberate Indifference (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
Fourteen days self-quarantine; home incarceration for remainder of prison term
Convictions
Conspiracy to commit wire, mail, and healthcare fraud; healthcare fraud
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.
This is another case where the government did not object. Here, the remaining sentence was less than a year, and the defendant was the only available caretaker for a disabled minor child, but the defendant's own medical conditions are not as severe as some cases where the government opposed compassionate release.
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