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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. EDWIN A. TAVAREZ

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 23, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Kaycee L. Berente, Kevin M. Schad, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Poula E. Hanna, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): CLAY, KETHLEDGE, and STRANCH, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. The district court denied Edwin Tavarez’s pro se motion for early termination of supervised release in a summary order. The order consisted exclusively of a refiling of the probation officer’s supervision report with a box next to the statement, “The Request is Denied,” marked and a signature on the last page. The district court then denied Tavarez’s subsequent motion for access to the information underlying the district court’s decision. Tavarez timely appealed both orders. For the reasons set forth below, we VACATE the district court’s order on Tavarez’s motion for early termination of supervised release, AFFIRM the district court’s denial of Tavarez’s motion for access to documents, and REMAND for further proceedings.

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