Michael Houck Request
Michael Houck Request
Michael Brandon Houck, through his counsel, requests an amendment of the order
setting the conditions of release and requiring home incarceration. Order Setting Conditions
of Release, filed 02/10/2021, document 18 at ¶7(p)(iii). The conditions of release have been
amended twice at the request of the United States Probation Office. Petition for Action on
Conditions of Release, filed 02/12/2021, document 20; and, Petition for Action on Conditions
of Release, filed 04/16/2021, document 29. Mr. Houck is requesting an amendment to his
conditions of release to allow him to attend his stepson’s college graduation ceremony.
JURISDICTION
Mr. Houck appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Amanda Maxfield Green
Green exercised the jurisdiction conferred by Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(a).
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Magistrate Judge Green ordered Mr. Houck’s release from pretrial confinement pursuant
Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(c)(1). Criminal Courtroom Minute, filed
Consistent with this authority, Section 3142(c)(3) provides the Court “may at any time
provision vests the Court having original jurisdiction over the offense with the authority to
to amend or modify conditions of release. The Court with original jurisdiction may refer
disposition of the motion to a United States Magistrate Judge. See United States v. Doby,
FACTS
1) Mr. Houck was released on conditions that include location monitoring, “lock-
down” home incarceration, and travel restricted to the Western District of Oklahoma. In
addition, Mr. Houck is being supervised by a United States Probation Officer assigned to
Pretrial Services;
2) Mr. Houck has been an active participant in his stepson’s life. Mr. Houck
participated in his stepson’s FFA activities. This involved breeding, raising, and showing
cattle at youth expositions across the State. Mr. Houck was present at his stepson’s high
school graduation. Mr. Houck has supported his stepson throughout his attendance at
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college. His stepson has been accepted to several law schools. His graduation from college
Agriculture at Oklahoma State University, Saturday, May 8, 2021. The ceremony will be
Ceremonies and Events). The stepson’s maternal grandparents will be traveling from out of
State to attend the ceremony. They will be traveling with Mr. and Mrs. Houck to Stillwater,
a) Mr. and Mrs. Houck and the maternal grandparents will leave the
Houcks’ residence in Cleveland County no later than 6:30 a.m., and
will travel in the same vehicle to Stillwater, Oklahoma. Mrs. Houck
will be driving;
c) The family will return to the Houcks’ residence after their graduate
receives his diploma for a family meal.
The proposed route and schedule will not take Mr. Houck outside the boundaries of the
Western District of Oklahoma. All other conditions of Mr. Houck’s release will remain in
effect;
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4) Mr. Matt Dillon, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for plaintiff,
opposes the motion based on the possible attendance of Senator James Lankford at the
commencement ceremony for one of his children. Counsel for Mr. Houck have been unable
5) Mr. Houck is in compliance with all the conditions and requirements of his
Counsel for Mr. Houck request this Court enter an order temporarily modifying the
conditions of release set February 10, 2021 to permit his travel from his home in Cleveland
County, Oklahoma to attend his stepson’s graduation in Stillwater, Oklahoma, under the
conditions enumerated in this Motion. A proposed Order granting the relief requested is
Respectfully submitted,
Susan M. Otto
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on April 23, 2021, I electronically transmitted the attached
document to the Clerk of Court using the ECF System for filing. Based on the electronic
records currently on file, the Clerk of Court will transmit a Notice of Electronic filing to the
following ECF registrants: Matt Dillon and Mark Stoneman, Assistant United States
Attorneys, counsel for Plaintiff.
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• Graduates will enter via Gates 1-2 on the South side of the stadium, or Gates 11-12 on the North
side.
• Graduates and guests will go through a security checkpoint upon entering the stadium and be
subject to the stadium's clear bag and other standard security policies.
• After going through the security checkpoint, graduates will be directed to their seat on the field
• Tickets are required for guest entry, and doors will open approximately one hour before the
• Ticketed guests should allow plenty of time to find your assigned seat and maintain your
guests must exit the stadium within 30 minutes of the end of the ceremony, and cannot remain
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who have registered for commencement can claim up to eight guest tickets through their
and are responsible for distributing the tickets to their guests. The graduate's individual ticket
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• Seating for guests in Boone Pickens Stadium will be assigned in groups of up to four people,
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details on accessible seating in the stadium.
• Graduates will be responsible for downloading the mobile tickets and distributing them to their
guests. Tickets can be shared with guests electronically or printed at home and distributed prior
to the ceremony.
• Graduates and ticketed guests are encouraged to add their tickets to their mobile device prior to
arriving at Boone Pickens Stadium. Guests will obtain tickets from their graduate.
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