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Parties Involved:
USA
Plaintiff
Michael Yannone
Defendant

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Mtn. to Terminate Probation and 

Vacate Sentencing Hearing 

U.S. v Michael Yannone

15-mj-0008-MJS

HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, #122664

Federal Defender

LINDA C. ALLISON, #179741

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Tel: 916-498-5700/Fax 916-498-5710

Linda_allison@fd.org

Attorneys for Defendant

MICHAEL YANNONE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

MICHAEL YANNONE, 

 Defendant.

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Case No. 6:15-mj-0008-MJS

MOTION TO TERMINATE PROBATION AND 

VACATE SENTENCING HEARING 

Date: December 6, 2016

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judge: Hon. Michael J. Seng

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. Michael Yannone pled guilty to being under the influence of alcohol in Yosemite 

National Park. On April 28, 2015 this Court sentenced him to 18 months court probation and 

ordered that he pay the $250 fine, attend AA and provide proof of that. Mr. Yannone failed to 

fully comply with those conditions and a petition to revoke his probation was filed. On August 

30, 2016, Mr. Yannone admitted that he had not completed his conditions in a timely manner. 

He also provided the Court proof that he had self-enrolled in an inpatient treatment program 

(Hobie House) in Merced, California. He also provided proof of partial payment of the fine and 

attendance of some of the AA meetings. The Court was impressed with his progress in admitting 

himself to an alcohol treatment program and admonished him to pay the fine by the end of 

October. His sentencing was continued until October 25, 2016, and then continued by the 

Court's own request to November 1, 2016. Mr. Yannone was unable to make it to Court because 

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of the rock slide that occurred the evening before on route 140, which is the road he would take 

from Merced. His matter was continued to December 6, 2016.

Counsel has confirmed with the Court's financial office that the remainder of the fine was 

paid on September 27, 2016.

II. REQUEST

Mr. Yannone's court supervision would have expired on October 28, 2016 had the 

petition not been filed. Although he did not accomplish all of his conditions in a timely manner, 

he has fulfilled them now. He has paid his fine in full and he has gone the extra mile by getting 

himself into an inpatient treatment program - that was not ordered by the Court. It is likely that 

the Court would have taken this action on November 1, 2016 had Mr. Yannone been able to 

attend Court, but he could not get there because of the rock slide. The defense is now requesting 

that this Court, in the interests of justice, terminate Mr. Yannone's supervision and vacate the 

December 6, 2016 court date and not require him to attempt the journey to the park again. The 

government has no objection to this request.

Dated: December 2, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

HEATHER E. WILLIAMS

Federal Defender

/s/ LINDA C. ALLISON

LINDA C. ALLISON

Chief Assistant Federal Defender

Attorney for Defendant

MICHAEL YANNONE

Dated: December 2, 2016 /s/ SUSAN ST. VINCENT 

SUSAN ST. VINCENT

YOSEMITE LEGAL OFFICER

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ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, and good cause appearing, the Court orders that probation 

in United States v. Yannone, No. 15-mj-0008-MJS, is terminated and the December 6, 2016 

Court date is vacated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 5, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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