Case 1:22-cr-00352-JSR Document 360 Filed 03/14/24 Page 1 of 3
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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`22-cr-352 (JSR)
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`ORDER
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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`JATIEK SMITH et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`JED S. RAKOFF, U.S.D.J.:
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`On March 5, 2024, pro se defendant Jatiek Smith,
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`through his
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`standby counsel,
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`filed a motion making various requests, outlined
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`below. See Dkt. 359. The Government sent a response on March 8, 2024,
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`addressing the first and fifth requests outlined below, and taking no
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`position on the remaining requests. The Court grants in part and denies
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`in part Smith’s requests, as explained below.
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`First,
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`Smith claims
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`he
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`is being denied access
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`to the MDC
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`Brooklyn’s law library. Although the Government notes that this was
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`the result of problems that have now been fixed, Smith alleges he is
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`still not being given access. In view of Smith’s forthcoming sentencing
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`on May 23, 2024 and Smith’s pro se status,
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`the warden of MDC Brooklyn
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`is hereby directed to ensure that Smith is given at least 5 hours of
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`access to the law library each week beginning the week of March 18,
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`2024 through the week beginning May 20 until his sentencing.
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`Second, Smith requests the Court appoint a mitigation specialist
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`in connection with his upcoming sentencing. Given the circumstances
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`of this case and the Court’s already-extensive familiarity with Smith
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`and his background and capabilities,
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`the Court does not believe any
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`purpose would be served by appointing a mitigation specialist here.
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`Accordingly,
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`that request is hereby denied.
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`Third, Smith requests the Court appoint Dr. Goldsmith to perform
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`a psychiatric evaluation of Smith in connection with his sentencing.
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`The Court hereby grants that request on the understanding that Dr.
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`Goldsmith will complete his evaluation and provide it to the Court no
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`later than two business days before the sentencing scheduled for May
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`23, 2024. Standby counsel is directed to assist in facilitating this
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`appointment and scheduling.
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`Fourth, Smith requests his pre-sentencing evaluation take place
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`at the MDC Brooklyn. The Court has no objection to this but leaves it
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`to the discretion of the Probation office to determine whether this
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`makes sense under the
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`circumstances.
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`Fifth, Smith asserts that he has not been receiving proper medical
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`treatment at MDC Brooklyn. With respect
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`to this request,
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`the Court
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`adopts the Government’s suggestion that the Government coordinate with
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`the MDC to ensure that Smith is receiving prompt and adequate medical
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`attention.
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`In
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`addition to the
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`forgoing,
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`Smith
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`appears
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`to make other
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`miscellaneous requests, none of which warrant further action by the
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`Court at this time, and hereby are denied without prejudice to being
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`renewed if further developments warrant.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`March [%, 2024
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`New York, NY
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