Opinion
Case No. 11-CR-127
07-18-2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LEOPOLDO BALDERAS, Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
Leopoldo Balderas moves to reduce his total restitution obligation from $480,000 to $5,000. A restitution order is a final judgment that can be modified only in the circumstances set forth in 18 U.S.C. §§ 3664(o)(1) and (2), none of which apply to Balderas. Alternatively, the payment schedule can be modified in the event of a "material change in the defendant's economic circumstances, ..." § 3664(k). Balderas's economic circumstances are pretty much the same as they were at sentencing. Moreover, the current payment schedule is only $50/month.
Therefore, Balderas's motion [ECF No. 217] is DENIED.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 18th day of July, 2016.
SO ORDERED:
s/ Pamela Pepper
for HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA
U.S. District Judge