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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 6 –  Tayquan Tucker was sentenced in 2018 in a multi-defendant case to 84 months in prison for armed robbery of cell phone stores in New Rochelle, New York. 

  On December 3, 2020 he appeared again before U.S. then-District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Alison J. Nathan, to be re-sentenced in light of the Supreme Court's decision in US v. Davis. Inner City Press covered it. 

 Judge Nathan asked the standard questions, including about education. Tucker said he got his GED. Judge Nathan asked, While in custody?

When Tucker said yes, she congratulated him and said it made her happy. 

Jump cut to October 3, 2022, when after Judge Nathan ascension to the 2nd Circuit, the overall case was re-assigned to Judge John P. Cronan, who ruled: "ORDER as to Douglas McLarty. Defendant Douglas McLarty's arraignment on his alleged violation of supervised release is scheduled for today, October 3, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. At approximately 10:45 a.m. this morning, the Court was notified that Defendant refused to be produced, indicating that he does not wish to come to court. Defendant McLartys arraignment is adjourned to October 6, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. In light of Defendant's refusal once again today to be produced for Court, the parties shall notify the Court by October 4, 2022 with respect to their views as to whether a similar order should be issued in this case, authorizing the USMS and staff at the Essex County Correctional Facility to use reasonable force necessary to remove Defendant from his cell and transport him to the courthouse so he may be present for the court appearance on October 6, 2022, in the event he once again refuses to be produced on that date."

And he did refuse, and Judge Cronan signed the force order: "ORDER as to Douglas McLarty. On October 3, 2022, the Court adjourned Douglas McLartys arraignment on his alleged violation of supervised release to October 6, 2022, after receiving notification that Defendant refused to be produced for court. In the Order adjourning the conference, the Court noted that Defendant similarly refused production before the Honorable Paul G. Gardephe, resulting in Judge Gardephe issuing a force order in United States v. McLarty et al., No. 15 Cr. 593 (PGG), on July 29, 2022, and requested the parties views on whether the Court should issue a similar order authorizing the United States Marshals Service and the Essex County Correctional Facility to use reasonable force necessary to transport Defendant to todays court appearance should he again refuse production. Defendants counsel advised the Court that confusion regarding his legal representation caused Defendant to resist production on October 3, 2022, and that his client would voluntarily be produced today. Yet, at approximately 8:01 a.m. today, the Court received word from Essex County Correctional Facility that Defendant once again has refused to be produced. Accordingly, the Court hereby authorizes the United States Marshals Service and the Essex County Correctional Facility to remove Defendant Douglas McLarty from his cell so that he may be present for todays arraignment at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 12D of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 10/6/2022)."

The case is US v. Burrell, et al., 15-cr-95 (Cronan)

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