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Order — United States v. Sheng-Wen Cheng (Southern District of New York, Document 97, filed January 10, 2025)

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An order dated January 10, 2025, filed as Document 97 in United States of America v. Sheng-Wen Cheng, No. 21-cr-261 (RA), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. It addresses Cheng's pending motion for a reduced sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) and Amendment 821 (Dkt. 69). The Court orders the parties to file letters by January 24, 2025 on whether Cheng meets U.S.S.G. § 4C1.1(a)(6), which requires that the defendant did not personally cause substantial financial hardship, and asks the Probation Office for its position. The order is issued over the name of Ronnie Abrams, United States District Judge.

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          Case 1:21-cr-00261-RA           Document 97       Filed 01/10/25      Page 1 of 1




UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK


 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                  No. 21-cr-261 (RA)
                        v.
                                                                        ORDER
 SHENG-WEN CHENG,

                             Defendant.


RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge:

       Pending before the Court is Defendant Sheng-Wen Cheng’s motion for a reduced sentence

under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) and Amendment 821. See Dkt. 69. No later than January 24,

2025, the parties shall file letters stating their positions as to whether Mr. Cheng meets the criteria

of U.S.S.G. § 4C1.1(a)(6), which is one of the prerequisites to a sentence reduction under

Amendment 821. See § 4C1.1(a)(6) (requiring that “the defendant did not personally cause

substantial financial hardship”). The Probation Office shall likewise advise the Court of its

position as to Mr. Cheng’s eligibility.

SO ORDERED.

 Dated:          January 10, 2025
                 New York, New York
                                                      ________________________________
                                                      Ronnie Abrams
                                                      United States District Judge

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