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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 
 
Defendant Jaime Ornelas pleaded guilty to violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (possession 
with intent to distribute methamphetamine) and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (felon in possession of a 
firearm), Doc. No. 14, and was ordered to serve concurrent sentences totaling 151 months in the 
custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons. Doc. Nos. 23 and 24. 
On June 7, 2022, Ornelas filed a motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 
3582(c)(2) and Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Doc. No. 28 at 1. The 
motion also includes a request for court-appointed counsel and a financial affidavit showing that 
Defendant is unable to afford counsel on his own. Id. at 2. The United States has not responded to 
any aspect of the motion. 
Defendant was represented by a federal defender in connection with the plea agreement, 
Doc. No. 4, and given the existence of a plea agreement and the technicalities of sentencing 
guidelines, the Court finds it is appropriate to appoint counsel to represent Defendant in 
connection with this motion. 
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
 v. 
 
JAMIE ORNELAS, 
 
Defendant. 

 
ORDER APPOINTING FEDERAL 
DEFENDER 
 
 
 
(Doc. No. 28) 
 
 
 

 
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1. The Federal Defender is APPOINTED to provide representation to Defendant in 
connection with Defendant’s June 7, 2022 motion for reduction of sentence (Doc. No. 
28); 
2. The Federal Defender is ORDERED to review the matter in conjunction with 
Defendant and notify the Court within 21 days from the date of electronic service of 
this order as to whether Defendant will stand on, supplement or withdraw his existing 
motion for reduction of sentence; 
3. If Federal Defender finds that a sentence reduction may be warranted under 18 U.S.C. 
§ 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 782, Federal Defender will contact the United States 
Attorney to attempt to resolve Defendant’s motion through an amicable stipulation; and 
4. The Court will issue additional orders as warranted once the foregoing matters have 
been addressed. 
 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
 
Dated: January 12, 2023 
 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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