United States v. Merise

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal Action No. 06-42-1 (JDB) LESLIE MERISE Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Before the Court is a pro se “Motion for Downward Departure” filed by defendant Leslie Merise. See Mot. for Downward Departure Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3624(c) [ECF No. 62] (“Def.’s Mot.”). Merise asks the Court to “order his immediate release from prison,”

id. at 3, and/or to “reduce his sentence,” Def.’s Reply [ECF No. 65] at 3. Even construing his motion with the liberal attitude appropriate for pro se filings, it fails to…