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Letter to Judge Abrams — United States v. Cheng (Southern District of New York, Document 68)

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A letter dated August 11, 2023, to Judge Ronnie Abrams in United States v. Cheng, No. 21-CR-00261 (RA), from Roberto Finzi, appointed CJA counsel for defendant Sheng-Wen Cheng (Document 68). It says counsel were appointed to assist with a possible motion for compassionate release and are now prepared to file it. Because the motion refers to private medical information and certain recent interactions he has had with the government, the letter asks permission to file it under seal, and says the government does not object. An endorsement dated 08/14/2023 reads "Application granted" and directs counsel to file an unredacted version under seal and a redacted version on the public docket.

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“Letter to Judge Abrams — United States v. Cheng (Southern District of New York, Document 68).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/court-filing-s-d-n-y-no-1-21-cr-00261-dkt-68-s-d-n-y-454edf81c1/, SHA-256 273261046aacf89e36812c3d67ca4154e5ff3a4847a8dc0e4e5b5d6ee9c3b7bd.

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                       Case 1:21-cr-00261-RA Document 68 Filed 08/14/23 Page 1 of 1




      (212) 373-3311

      (212) 492-0311

      rfinzi@paulweiss.com




                                                      August 11, 2023
               Via ECF

               Hon. Ronnie Abrams
               United States District Court for the
               Southern District of New York
               40 Foley Square, Room 2203
               New York, New York 10007

                                  Re: United States v. Cheng, No. 21-CR-00261 (RA)

               Dear Judge Abrams:

                          As Your Honor may recall, we were appointed CJA counsel for defendant
               Sheng-Wen Cheng for purposes of assisting him in connection with a possible motion for
               compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582. We are now prepared to file that
               motion on his behalf, and—because the motion refers to both private medical information
               and certain recent interactions he has had with the government—we write to respectfully
               request permission to file it under seal.

                          The government does not object to this request.

                                                           Respectfully submitted,
Application granted. Counsel may file an unredacted
version of the motion under seal. Counsel shall also,       /s/ Roberto Finzi
however, file a redacted version of the motion on the
public docket, consistent with Rule 10.E of this Court’s    Roberto Finzi
Individual Rules and Practices in Criminal Cases and
the standards for sealing set forth in Lugosch v.
Pyramid, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006).
                                                                                          cc:    Sagar Ravi
SO ORDERED.


______________________
Hon. Ronnie Abrams
United States District Judge
08/14/2023

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