The court granted Michael Trent compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). First, the court found that Trent exhausted his administrative remedies because more than thirty days had lapsed since he submitted an electronic request for compassionate release to the warden of his facility. Second, the court considered the § 3553(a) factors and concluded that they were consistent with granting Trent compassionate release because he had served most of his sentence (46 out of 54 months) and was a non-violent individual with only one disciplinary issue while in custody. Third, the court found extraordinary and compelling reasons for Trent’s compassionate release because he suffered from a number of “serious physical or medical condition[s],” including HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and obesity, from which he “is not expected to recover.”
United States v. Trent, No. 16-cr-00178, 2020 United States Dist. LEXIS 62790 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 9, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
4/9/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Release
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
California
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
Yes
Case Tracking Number
16-cr-00178-CRB
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
N.D. Cal.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Federal Prison
Legal Authority
First Step Act Exhaustion, First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)
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
Diabetes, HIV, Obesity
Pre-Existing Health Conditions Notes
Obesity (not specified)
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
Not discussed
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Not Discussed
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