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Parties Involved:
David M. Lewis
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO AMEND PRESENTENCE REPORT AND ORDER

Malcolm Segal (SBN 075481)

Emily E. Doringer (SNB 208727)

SEGAL & ASSOCIATES, PC

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2550

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 441-0886

Facsimile: (916) 475-1231

msegal@segal-pc.com

edoringer@segal-pc.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

DAVID M. LEWIS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

DAVID M. LEWIS,

Defendant.

Case No: 2:14-CR-00045 MCE

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO AMEND 

PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION 

REPORT AND ORDER

The defendant, David M. Lewis, through his counsel, Emily E. Doringer and 

Malcolm Segal, hereby requests that the Court order the Presentence 

Investigation Report (“PSR”) to be amended to include information pertinent to the 

Bureau of Prisons staff coordinating the defendant’s placement. This request is 

based on the following facts and information. 

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DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO AMEND PRESENTENCE REPORT AND ORDER

David Lewis pled guilty to one count of health care fraud, and on May 5, 

2016, he was sentenced to a 46-month term of imprisonment. In connection with 

the sentencing proceedings, the defendant met with the Probation Office to 

provide background information. During this process, the defense counsel and the 

Probation Office were not aware the defendant was struggling with substance 

abuse issues related to alcohol. 

The defendant turned in, as ordered, to the camp at USP Atwater, on July 

14, 2016. During the intake process, the facility’s mental health and substance 

abuse professionals and the defendant’s counselor, Mr. Reyes, were able to 

employ their assessment skills to question Mr. Lewis and ascertain his history of

alcohol abuse. BOP staff at the facility informed the defendant’s wife (Joan 

Lewis) that in their professional opinion, the defendant’s rehabilitative efforts 

would greatly benefit from his participation in a BOP substance abuse program 

available in Oregon. To effectuate that placement, the facility staff indicates a

need to amend the PSR immediately to include information concerning the 

defendant’s issues with alcohol. 

Based on the foregoing, it is respectfully requested that the PSR be 

amended to include the following language: “David Lewis has struggled with 

alcohol dependency for the last several years. It is typical for him to isolate 

himself from friends and family and to drink excessively at night. This affects his 

ability to function well day to day. Mr. Lewis has not previously disclosed or 

sought any type of counseling or treatment for his problem with abusing alcohol. 

Mr. Lewis also reports a history of drug abuse in his family, including his brother 

and sister.”

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DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO AMEND PRESENTENCE REPORT AND ORDER

Prior to making this request to amend the PSR, defense counsel Emily E. 

Doringer communicated with both Supervising Probation Officer Scott Storey and 

AUSA Todd Pickles regarding the request. Mr. Storey and Mr. Pickles indicated 

no objection to the defendant’s request to amend the PSR.

Respectfully Submitted, 

Dated: July 25, 2016 SEGAL & ASSOCAITES, PC

By: /s/ Emily E. Doringer____________ 

EMILY E. DORINGER

Attorneys for Defendant

By: /s/ Malcolm Segal______________

MALCOLM SEGAL

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, it is hereby ordered that the Presentence 

Investigation Report in this matter be amended to include reference to the 

defendant’s alcohol dependence and abuse, as stated herein above. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 29, 2016

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