USA v. Johnson et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
United States of America, 	)
) 	ORDER DENYING SECOND
Plaintiff, 	) 	MOTION TO AMEND CONDITIONS
) 	OF PRE-TRIAL RELEASE
vs. 	)
)
Jesse Marcus Berger, 	) 	Case No.: 1:19-cr-15
)
Defendant. 	)
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Defendant is currently detained pending residential facility placement. (Doc. No. 52). His
previous request for release to Hope Manor was denied on April 2, 2020. (Doc. No. 86). He now
repeats his request to be released to Hope Manor. (Doc. No. 89).
As previously expressed by this Court, defendant’s past behavior leads the Court to
seriously doubt his interest in complying with the law and committing to treatment. But even
setting aside these concerns, Hope Manor is not an appropriate facility. While it appears to
provide some services such as random testing and support groups, it does not provide the
structure and support of an approved inpatient residential treatment center or halfway house
placement, as required by the court under these circumstances. 	Available information shows
Hope Manor is not the right option for this defendant. In short, nothing has changed since denial
of defendant’s previous motion. As such, his request (Doc. No. 89) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 12th day of May, 2020.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter
United States Magistrate Judge
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