Pursuant to Rule 3.4 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, a public hearing is scheduled for October 20-21, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. On October 20, the public hearing will commence at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude at approximately 4:30 p.m. The public hearing will reconvene on October 21 at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at approximately 11:45 a.m.
The public hearing will be held in Mineral Hall (Rooms F & G, 3rd floor) at the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202.
As detailed in the agenda, the purpose of the October 20-21, 2009, public hearing is for the Commission to solicit information from invited witnesses regarding federal sentencing policy.
United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing Agenda
Hyatt Regency - Mineral Hall
Denver, Colorado
October 20 - 21, 2009
October 20, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Opening Remarks (8:30 a.m.)
Panel I. View from the Appellate Bench (8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.)
Honorable James B. Loken
Chief Circuit Judge
Eighth Circuit Court of AppealsHonorable Deanell Reece Tacha
Circuit Judge
Tenth Circuit Court of AppealsHonorable Harris Hartz
Circuit Judge
Tenth Circuit Court of AppealsPanel II. View from the District Court Bench (10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
Honorable John Thomas Marten
District Judge
District of KansasHonorable John L. Kane
Senior District Judge
District of ColoradoPanel III. View from the Probation Office (11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
Kevin Lowry
Chief United States Probation Officer
District of MinnesotaRonald Schweer
Chief United States Probation Officer
District of KansasBreak
Panel IV. View from the Executive Branch (1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
David M. Gaouette
United States Attorney
District of ColoradoB. Todd Jones
United States Attorney
District of MinnesotaPanel V. Community Impact (3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Diane Humetewa
Principal, Public Advocacy
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
Phoenix, ArizonaPaul Cassell
Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law
S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UtahErnie Allen
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Washington, D.C.
October 21, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Reconvene & Opening Remarks (9:00 a.m.)
Panel VI. View from the District Court Bench (9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.)
Honorable Robert W. Pratt
Chief District Judge
Southern District of IowaHonorable Fernando Gaitan, Jr.
Chief District Judge
Western District of MissouriHonorable Joan Ericksen
District Judge
District of MinnesotaPanel VII. View from the Defense Bar (10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.)
Raymond P. Moore
Federal Public Defender
Districts of Colorado and WyomingNick Drees
Federal Public Defender
Northern and Southern Districts of IowaThomas Telthorst
Kansas City, KansasAdjourn (11:45 a.m. )