The court granted Pippin’s motion for compassionate release to a halfway house due to his underlying health conditions including pancytopenia, which results in depressed levels of all three blood cell types, as well as the fact that FCI Lompoc had the most severe COVID-19 prison outbreak in the country at the time. The court determined that since his offenses were nonviolent and he would be in a halfway house, he would not pose a significant danger to the public.
United States v. Pippin, No. 2:16-cr-00266-JCC, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88899 (W.D. Wash. May 20, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
5/20/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Release
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
Washington
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
Yes
Case Tracking Number
2:16-cr-00266-JCC
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
W.D. Wash.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Federal Prison
Name of Facility
FCI Lompoc
Legal Authority
First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)
Release Conditions
An additional term of supervised release commensurate with the balance of remaining term of imprisonment
Convictions
Child pornography: Possessing image files and video files depicting minors, including minors under the age of twelve, engaged in sexually explicit conduct
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.
Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Age, Other, Pancytopenia
Pre-Existing Health Conditions Notes
Age: 50
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
No
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Yes
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