U.S. v. Ponder

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JEFF PONDER, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, D. Nebraska

Date published: Nov 7, 2007

4:06CR3062 (D. Neb. Nov. 7, 2007)

Opinion

4:06CR3062.

November 7, 2007

ORDER

RICHARD KOPF, District Judge

IT IS ORDERED that:

(1) The government's request for hearing is granted.

(2) A hearing on the government's motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to Rule 35(b) (filing 171) has been set before the undersigned United States district judge at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2007, in Courtroom No. 1, United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska.

(3) At the request of the defendant through his counsel, and with the agreement of the government, the defendant may be absent from the hearing on the Rule 35 motion.

(4) The Marshal is directed not to return the defendant to the district.

(5) The defendant is held to have waived his right to be present.

(6) Counsel for the defendant, if previously appointed pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, is reappointed to represent the defendant for purposes of the Rule 35(b) motion. If retained, counsel for the defendant remains as counsel for the defendant until the Rule 35(b) motion is resolved or until given leave to withdraw.

(7) The Federal Public Defender shall provide CJA counsel with a new voucher.

(8) The Clerk of the Court shall provide a copy of this order to counsel for the government and counsel for the defendant. The undersigned's judicial assistant will provide a copy to the Federal Public Defender.