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United States of America v. Brandon Carter 02/25/2020
2:19-cr-00078

Memorandum Decision and Order

On February 20, 2020, I sentenced Defendant Brandon Carter to a term of imprisonment of 30 months, followed by 3 years of supervised release. [ECF No. 39]. At Defendant Carter’s sentencing hearing, he objected to the calculation of his base offense level under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), arguing that the Guidelines do not include “attempt” offenses in the definition of a “controlled substance offense.” I ORDER the objection sustained based on the reasons given at the sentencing hearing and those that follow.

Author:
Joseph R. Goodwin
United States of America v. Jason Wattie Buzzard 02/15/2020
2:19-cr-00022

Memorandum Decision and Order

Pending before the court is Defendant Jason Buzzard’s objection to a four-level enhancement under United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”) § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). In accordance with my ruling at the January 17, 2020 Sentencing Hearing and for the reasons stated herein, the objection is SUSTAINED.

Author:
Joseph R. Goodwin
Tammy Sherrell Wilson v. United States, et al. 02/03/2020
3:18-cv-00890

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Pending is Plaintiff's Motion to Amend and Join Additional Parties. (ECF No. 68). The defendants have filed memoranda in opposition to the Motion. For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion, in part, as it applies to some of the proposed defendants. The remaining defendants are addressed in the Proposed Findings & Recommendations filed contemporaneously with this Memorandum Opinion and Order.

Author:
Cheryl A. Eifert

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