The meeting was called to order by Chairman Richard P. Conaboy at 2:09 p.m. in the Judicial Conference Center. The following commissioners, staff, and guests participated:
Richard P. Conaboy, Chairman
Michael S. Gelacak, Vice Chairman
Michael
Goldsmith, Commissioner
Deanell R. Tacha, Commissioner
Mary F.
Harkenrider, Ex Officio Commissioner
John H. Kramer, Staff Director
Paul
K. Martin, Deputy Staff Director
John R. Steer, General Counsel
Pamela
O. Barron, Senior Staff Attorney
Mary E. Didier, Staff Assistant for
Legal and Legislative Affairs
Frank Bowman, Visiting Professor of Law,
Gonzaga University Law School
James E. Felman, Esq., Kynes, Markman &
Felman
Gregory A. Hunt, Sentencing Guideline Specialist, U.S.
Probation, District of Columbia
Gerald E. Rosen, U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of Michigan
Ex Officio Commissioner Michael Gaines
was unable to attend.
The Commission began the meeting with a two-hour