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Parties Involved:
Gregory Wayne Shook
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

USA,

Plaintiff,

v.

GREGORY WAYNE SHOOK,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cr-00589-VC-1 (JSC)

DETENTION ORDER

Defendant Gregory Wayne Shook is charged by federal indictment with one count of 

possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), one count of receipt of 

child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2)(2), and one count of distribution of child 

pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2)(3). 

Mr. Shook came before the Court on January 29, 2016 for a detention hearing. He was 

represented by Galia Amram, Assistant Federal Public Defender. Assistant United States 

Attorney Shailika Kotiya appeared for the government. The Pretrial Services Report 

recommended that Mr. Shook be detained. Upon consideration of the facts, proffers and 

arguments presented, and for the reasons stated on the record, the Court finds by clear and 

convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the 

safety of other persons and the community and the appearance of Mr. Shook as required. 

Accordingly, Defendant will be detained pending trial in this matter.

The present order supplements the Court’s findings and order at the detention hearing and 

serves as written findings of fact and a statement of reasons as required by 18 U.S.C. § 3142(i)(1). 

As noted on the record, the Court makes the following findings as a basis for its conclusion that no 

condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of other persons and the 

community and the appearance of Defendant as required.

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While Mr. Shook does not have a criminal record, he has no ties to the Northern District of 

California, no family support, and has lived in his truck for the past eight years. He does not have 

any assets that he can post and no potential sureties. The Court would not allow him to continue 

his work as a truck driver because that would be placing him outside the Court’s supervision and 

back in exactly the same situation he was living in at the time he allegedly committed the offenses 

charged. Due to the nature of the charges, he cannot live in a halfway house. Further, the 

government proffered that at the time of his arrest children’s toys were found in his truck even 

though he does not have children. Given the nature of the charges, this fact—which Mr. Shook’s 

counsel has not had the opportunity to explore—is gravely concerning.

The Court therefore concludes that no condition or combination of conditions will 

reasonably assure the safety of other persons and the community and the appearance of the 

defendant as required. These findings are made without prejudice to the defendant’s right to seek 

review of his detention should new information arise.

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(i), IT IS ORDERED THAT:

1. Defendant Shooks be, and hereby is, committed to the custody of the Attorney 

General for confinement in a corrections facility separate, to the extent practicable, from persons 

awaiting or serving sentences or being held in custody pending appeal;

2. Defendant Shooks be afforded reasonable opportunity for private consultation with 

counsel; and 

3. On order of a court of the United States or on request of an attorney for the 

government, the person in charge of the corrections facility in which the defendant is confined 

shall deliver the defendant to an authorized United States marshal for the purpose of any 

appearance in connection with a court proceeding. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2016

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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