@Ellis564 There are typically two sentencing memos, one by the DOJ, the other by the defendant. They serve to remind the judge of what happened during the trial and extenuating circumstances behind asking for a longer or shorter sentence.

This excerpt is from the DOJ's memo.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.227748/gov.uscourts.dcd.227748.88.0.pdf