USA v. Earnest

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff, 	Case Nos. 3:16-cr-96
vs.
WILLIAM EARNEST, 	District Judge Michael J. Newman
Defendant.
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ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO: (1) DOCKET DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR COMPASSIONATE RELEASE (Doc. No. 65) AS A PENDING MOTION
IN UNITED STATES v. WILLIAM EARNEST, 3:21-cr-104; AND (2) TERMINATE
WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR COMPASSIONATE
RELEASE (Doc. No. 65) IN UNITED STATES v. WILLIAM EARNEST, 3:16-cr-96
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The instant felony criminal case is before the Court on Defendant’s pro se motion for
compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Doc. No. 65. Because Defendant
is presently serving a sentence of incarceration imposed by the Court in a more recent case, United
States v. William Earnest, 3:21-cr-104, his motion for compassionate release should have been
docketed in his more recent case.1 Consequently, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to DOCKET
Defendant’s motion for compassionate release (Doc. No. 65) as a pending motion in his more
recently 	filed 	case, 	United 	States 	v. 	William 	Earnest, 	3:21-cr-104, 	and 	TERMINATE
WITHOUT PREJUDICE his motion for compassionate release (Doc. No. 65) in United States
v. William Earnest, 3:16-cr-96.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
December 19, 2025 	s/Michael J. Newman
Hon. Michael J. Newman
United States District Judge
1 This was not an error by the Clerk of Court because the only case number in the caption of Defendant’s
motion for compassionate release required its docketing in 3:16-cr-96. See Doc. No. 65 at PageID 275.
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