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Motion to Extend Time to File Reply Brief
Motion to File Reply Brief in Excess of Word Limit
Reply (April 10, 2021)
Order (June 25, 2021)
Order granting motion to reduce sentence
Order granting compassionate release: pre-COVID compassionate release case, granting compassionate release where defendant had invasive cancer and BOP had shown indifference to defendant’s treatment.
United States Court of Appeals for The Fourth Circuit: United States of America v. Blue; Appeal from the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Brief Amici Curiae of the National Consumer Law Center, Demos, The National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Employment Law Project, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.