The new Order in USA v O’Dwyer is a clarification of the Order reported in the SLABBED post “It’s Official”.
On March 4, 2010, the court released defendant on bond, subject to several special conditions… One such condition requires defendant to undergo medical or psychiatric treatment as recommended by Dr. Mallik. Id. Standby counsel for defendant has now advised the court that Dr. Mallik recommends that defendant be followed by Dr. Andrew Morson, a faculty member at the Tulane Medical School with a speciality in forensic psychiatry. Accordingly, defendant’s special conditions of release are hereby clarified to reflect that, until further notice, Mr. O’Dwyer is to undergo regular medical or psychiatric treatment or counseling as prescribed by Dr. Andrew Morson, at the government’s expense.
A telephone scheduling conference is hereby set in this matter for March 17, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. The government shall initiate the conference call to include the court, counsel, and Mr. O’Dwyer, should he wish to participate. After consultation with Mr. O’Dwyer, standby counsel shall timely notify counsel for the government should Mr. O’Dwyer wish to participate in the conference, so he may be included in the conference call.
Magistrate Judge Karen Hayes is certainly hitting all the right buttons by making provisions for Ashton’s participation. Continue reading “An Order-ly update on USA v O’Dwyer”