Order on Motion for Sentence Reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) (Compassionate Release) — United States v. Knight (Dkt. 59, S.D. Ga.)

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An order on a motion for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) (compassionate release) in United States v. Mack De'Von Knight, Case No. 2:21-cr-00043, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, signed by Judge Lisa Godbey Wood and filed December 27, 2023 as Document 59. On the defendant's motion, the order denies relief without prejudice because he has not exhausted administrative remedies or waited 30 days after the warden received his request. It states that he must first submit a valid reduction-in-sentence request to the Bureau of Prisons and wait the required thirty-day period.

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Case 2:21-cr-00043-LGW-BWC Document 59 Filed 12/27/23 Page 1 of 3

                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                      FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                                     Case No. 2:21 cr043

                                                     ORDER ON MOTION FOR
 v.                                                  SENTENCE REDUCTION UNDER
                                                     18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)

                                                     (COMPASSIONATE RELEASE)
 MACK DE’VON KNIGHT

       Upon motion of x] the defendant [| the Director of the Bureau of Prisons for a

reduction in sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), and after considering the applicable

factors provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and the applicable policy statements issued by the

Sentencing Commission,

IT IS ORDERED that the motion is:

[_] GRANTED

       LJ The defendant’s previously imposed sentence of imprisonment of       is reduced to

      . If this sentence is less than the amount of time the defendant already served, the sentence

is reduced to a time served; or

       [] Time served.

       If the defendant’s sentence is reduced to time served:

              L]     This order is stayed for up to fourteen days, for the verification of the

                     defendant’s residence and/or establishment of a release plan, to make

                     appropriate travel arrangements, and to ensure the defendant’s safe

                     release. The defendant shall be released as soon as a residence is verified,

                     a release plan is established, appropriate travel arrangements are made,

Case 2:21-cr-00043-LGW-BWC Document 59 Filed 12/27/23 Page 2 of 3

and it is safe for the defendant to travel. There shall be no delay in
ensuring travel arrangements are made. If more than fourteen days are
needed to make appropriate travel arrangements and ensure the
defendant’s safe release, the parties shall immediately notify the court and
show cause why the stay should be extended; or
[] There being a verified residence and an appropriate release plan in place,
this order is stayed for up to fourteen days to make appropriate travel
arrangements and to ensure the defendant’s safe release. The defendant
shall be released as soon as appropriate travel arrangements are made and
it is safe for the defendant to travel. There shall be no delay in ensuring
travel arrangements are made. If more than fourteen days are needed to
make appropriate travel arrangements and ensure the defendant’s safe
release, then the parties shall immediately notify the court and show cause
why the stay should be extended.
LJ The defendant must provide the complete address where the defendant will reside
upon release to the probation office in the district where they will be released because it
was not included in the motion for sentence reduction.
[| Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), the defendant is ordered to serve a “special term”
of [] probation or [J supervised release of months (not to exceed the unserved
portion of the original term of imprisonment).
[| The defendant’s previously imposed conditions of supervised release apply to
the “special term” of supervision; or

[| The conditions of the “special term” of supervision are as follows:

Case 2:21-cr-00043-LGW-BWC Document 59 Filed 12/27/23 Page 3 of 3

LJ The defendant’s previously imposed conditions of supervised release are unchanged.
LJ The defendant’s previously imposed conditions of supervised release are modified as

follows:

[J DEFERRED pending supplemental briefing and/or a hearing. The court DIRECTS the

United States Attorney to file a response on or before , along with all Bureau of Prisons

records (medical, institutional, administrative) relevant to this motion.

[] DENIED after complete review of the motion on the merits.
[_] FACTORS CONSIDERED (Optional)

XxX] DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE because the defendant has not exhausted all

administrative remedies as required in 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), nor have 30 days lapsed since
receipt of the defendant’s request by the warden of the defendant’s facility.

Defendant has failed to show or even aver that he has exhausted his administrative
remedies with the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) or that such remedies were unavailable to him.
Defendant must submit to the BOP a valid reduction-in-sentence request citing all reasons he
contends compassionate release is warranted and wait the required thirty-day period before
pursuing relief from the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

December, 2023.

—
HON. LISA GODBEY WOOD, JUDGE
UNKNTED’STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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