United States v. John

Judge Catherine C. Blake

TO: David Copperthite
Assistant U.S. Attorney AFPD Sapna Mirchandani
Assistant Federal Public Defender FROM: Judge Catherine C. Blake

All three of these defendants are eligible for sentence reduction under Amendment 782. The government objects to any reduction because of the serious nature of the offenses the Baumgartens were convicted of committing almost 20 years ago. While I agree the conduct was serious, the Baumgartens have now served lengthy sentences for those crimes. Their conduct in the Bureau of Prisons reflects good progress with very few infractions. I find they are entitled to reasonable reductions as shown in the separate Orders which follow.