Opinion
CRIMINAL 2:23-00202
05-13-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MATTHEW L. FARMER
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
David A. Faber Senior United States District Judge
Pending before the court is the motion of defendant's counsel, Louie Thompson Price, to be relieved of appointment as counsel. (ECF No. 37). On May 7, 2024, the court held a hearing on Mr. Price's motion. For reasons placed on the record at the hearing, the court GRANTED Mr. Price's motion to be relieved as counsel. Having previously found defendant to be indigent and entitled to appointed counsel under the Criminal Justice Act, the court APPOINTS J. Miles Morgan as counsel for defendant.
The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to Mr. Morgan, the other counsel of record, to the United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia, to the Probation Office of this court, and to the CJA Supervising Attorney.
IT IS SO ORDERED