Opinion
1:05-CR-00351-JLT
06-14-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CESAR ROMERO, Defendant,
APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF CJA PANEL COUNSEL
BARBARA A. MCAULIFFE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Defendant, Cesar Romero, through the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California, hereby requests appointment of CJA panel counsel.
Mr. Romero was sentenced to 40 months in custody pursuant to a judgment issued on March 16, 2022, and is currently in custody with a projected release date of March 9, 2024. Mr. Romero had retained counsel and is now seeking appointed counsel under General Order 595, which appoints counsel for all indigent defendants seeking assistance under the First Step Act. He submits the attached Financial Affidavit as evidence of his inability to retain counsel.
It is respectfully recommended that CJA panel counsel Douglas C. Foster nunc pro tunc as of May 17, 2023, be promptly appointed, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A to represent Mr. Romero on his compassionate release proceedings related to this case.
ORDER
Having satisfied the Court that the defendant is financially unable to retain counsel, the Court hereby appoints CJA panel counsel Douglas C. Foster nunc pro tunc as of May 17, 2023, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A.
IT IS SO ORDERED.