USCA1 Opinion

September 6, 1996

[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

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No. 96-1093

UNITED STATES,

Appellee,

v.

MICHAEL A. CROOKER,

Defendant, Appellant.

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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Joseph L. Tauro, U.S. District Judge]

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Before

Torruella, Chief Judge,

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Cyr and Stahl, Circuit Judges.
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Owen S. Walker, Federal Defender Office, on brief for appellant

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Donald K. Stern,
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United States

Attorney, and

Ariane D. Vuo
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Assistant U.S. Attorney, on brief for appellee.

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Per Curiam.
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Michael A. Crooker,

who is currently

serving

district

special

96-month term

of

condition

(I.R.S).

of supervised

requirements and

20 F.3d

notification

the

order

release

requiring him

We think that Crooker's concern that

indicated that the I.R.S.

Gallo,
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7, 12

may

will contact Crooker directly with

instructions.

(1st Cir.

Cf.
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by

United States
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1994) (observing

limited to the

and that

be illuminated

the condition

Crooker's probation officer has

process is not

probation order,

to

of the Internal Revenue Service

too vague is premature.

its

appeals from

court order denying his motion to delete or amend a

comply with the requirements

is

imprisonment,

the meaning

the

v.

that the

four corners of

of a

probation

judge's statements,

the

probation officer's instructions, or other events, any or all

of which may assist

Should

is

in completing the notification process).

the I.R.S. fail to do so on or about the time Crooker

released--or

incomplete, or

should

or from

may

seek

time, bring

court

concern

inconsistent

any

of Crooker's

questions

clarification

court.

the

plea agreement

See Loc. R. 27.1.

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-2-

from

Similarly, Crooker

I.R.S.

court's intent at sentencing.

Affirmed.
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unclear,

to the attention

that

with the

be

further

the district

may, at that

any

instructions

otherwise leave

unanswered--Crooker

Probation

the

of the

district

instructions

or with

are

the district