Opinion
1:17-CR-00264-JLT
10-02-2023
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. IVAN FIGUEROA-SOTO, Defendant.
Serita Rios
Serita Rios
MOTION TO TERMINATE CJA APPOINTMENT; ORDER
On May 19, 2001, CJA Panel Attorney Serita Rios was appointed as trial counsel to represent Mr. Figueroa-Soto. Mr. Figueroa-Soto was sentenced pursuant to a plea agreement on August 21, 2023. The time for filing a direct appeal was September 4, 2023. No direct appeal was filed. The trial phase of Mr. Figueroa-Soto's criminal case has, therefore, come to an end. Having completed her representation of Mr. Figueroa-Soto, CJA attorney Serita Rios now moves to terminate her appointment under the Criminal Justice Act.
Should Mr. Figueroa-Soto require further legal assistance he has been advised to contact the Office of the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California by mail at 2300 Tulare Street, Suite 330, Fresno, CA 93721, or by phone at (559) 487-5561 (collect) or (855) 656-4360 (toll-free), which, if appropriate, will arrange for the reappointment of counsel to assist him.
ORDER
The Court hereby grants attorney Serita Rios' request for leave to withdraw as defense counsel in this matter. Should Defendant seek further legal assistance, Defendant is advised to contact the Office of the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California at 2300 Tulare Street, Suite 330, Fresno, CA 93721. The phone number for the office is (559) 487-5561 (collect) or (855) 656-4360 (toll-free). If appropriate, the office will arrange for the reappointment of counsel to assist Defendant.
The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on Defendant Ivan Figueroa-Soto at the following address and to update the docket to reflect Defendant's pro se status and contact information.
Ivan Figueroa-Soto
Register Number 41686-509
Central Valley Allex
P.O. Box 637 McFarland, California 93250
IT IS SO ORDERED.