T his column reports on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Section 3622(a)(3) – Release for Medical Treatment. In United States v. Gigante, 02 CR 140 (EDNY, March 12, 2002), Judge I. Leo Glasser, denying defendant’s request to be temporarily released from incarceration for medical testing and treatment, held that the court had no jurisdiction to grant the relief sought.