Opinion
CASE NO.: 17-CR-20717-HUCK/MCALILEY
05-16-2018
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ELIODORO CEBALLOS-DELGADO, a/k/a "Leo," Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Magistrate Judge McAliley's Report and Recommendation on Change of Plea [D.E. 92], which was issued on April 23, 2018. In the Report and Recommendation, Magistrate Judge McAliley recommends that the Defendant, Eliodoro Ceballos-Delgado, be found to have freely and voluntarily entered a plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment, which charges the Defendant with conspiracy to import a controlled substance, namely more than five kilograms of cocaine, into the United States, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 963, 952(a), and 960(b)(1)(B). Magistrate Judge McAliley recommends that the Defendant's guilty plea be accepted, that the Defendant be adjudicated guilty of the offense to which the plea of guilty has been entered, and that a sentencing hearing be conducted for final disposition of this matter. The Defendant and the Government were afforded the opportunity to file objections to the Report and Recommendation, but none were filed. Accordingly, having reviewed the record de novo, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Magistrate Judge McAliley's Report and Recommendation on Change of Plea [D.E. 92] is adopted and approved in its entirety. The Defendant's guilty plea is accepted, and he is adjudged guilty of conspiracy to import a controlled substance, namely more than five kilograms of cocaine, into the United States, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 963, 952(a), and 960(b)(1)(B). A sentencing hearing will be held before the Honorable Paul C. Huck, at the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, 13th Floor, Courtroom 13-2, Miami, Florida, on Monday, July 2, 2018, at 9:30 A.M.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Miami, Florida, on May 16, 2018.
/s/_________
Paul C. Huck
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