| Bronxite David Crosby Sought
Freedom Before SDNY Judge Pauley and Got It
After 126 Months
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 13 – David Crosby,
sentenced to 166 months for a
narcotics conspiracy, on May
13 sought release before U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge William H. Pauley III.
He was
represented by Dawn Cardi, who
says he has asthma, and so
does not take flu vaccine, as
it's "counter-indicated."
Inner City Press was
there.
Cardi says
the MCC is being inspected
today, that the MCC is not
following CDC recommendations.
Crosby has told her about
vermin in 11 South are
terrible. "Yesterday they gave
out more masks, had inmates
washing down area, a lick and
a promise.. I want to address
BOP's pro forma, phone it in
response to the request for
compassionate release."
Judge Pauley
introjected, Ms Cardi,
let me ask you. How long has
he been at MCC?
Ms.
Cardi said, He was in transit
to a halfway house when COVID
hit. She asked her colleague
Chad Edgar about the Melrose
Houses in The Bronx. He said
he does not have the
information. Next the
Assistant US Attorney defended
the Bureau of Prisons'
provision of health care. He
said, As to the MCC, that the
US filed a letter in the EDNY
describing its good works on
COVID-19 at the MCC. He said
the BOP's website reports zero
current inmate infections at
MCC. "The US requests motion
be denied."
Dawn
Cardi replied, We have to
consider what we are talking
about for a man like Mr Crosby
to get this disease - don't be
fooled that COVID is gone but
it is not - he will not make
it if he gets the disease. 86%
of those put on ventilators
never get off. Send him
home.
Judge Pauley ruled, I find
that the defendant has shown
compelling reasons under the
[AG's] Policy Statement. He
suffers from history of asthma
and had his spleen removed. He
has accumulated the maximum
amount of good time. He's
served 126 months.... His
crimes was serious, and I gave
him a lengthy sentence. He'll
now be released when he
completes his quarantined.
Then he'll be fitted with a
location monitor.
Dawn Cardi
asked who will tell her
client, she only communicates
with him through these calls.
"So that the records is clear,
he has not been
quarantined."
Judge Pauley said, Then he'll
be released in short order. To
go and self-quarantine. I'll
include that in my
order.
Probation's
Ed Johnson suggested home
incarceration be reduced to
six months.
Judge
Pauley agreed, saying Thank
you, I will include that. This
matter is concluded. Please
stay safe. The case is US v.
Crosby, 09-cr-1056
(Pauley).
***
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