Opinion
1:21-cr-0132-01
06-07-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CHRISTOPHER M. CHILDERS
SUSAN K. LEE, MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ORDER
TRAVIS R. MCDONOUGH, JUDGE
Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed a report and recommendation recommending that the Court: (1) grant Defendant's motion to withdraw his not guilty plea as to Count Three of the four-count Indictment; (2) accept Defendant's guilty plea as to Count Three; (3) adjudicate the Defendant guilty of Count Three; (4) defer a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement until sentencing; and (5) Defendant will remain on bond under appropriate conditions of release pending sentencing in this matter (Doc. 67). Neither party filed a timely objection to the report and recommendation. After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Lee's report and recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation (Doc. 67) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendant's motion to withdraw his not guilty plea as to Count Three of the Indictment is GRANTED;
2. Defendant's plea of guilty to Count Three is ACCEPTED;
3. Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of Count Three;
4. A decision on whether to accept the plea agreement is DEFERRED until sentencing; and
5. Defendant SHALL REMAIN on bond pending sentencing in this matter, which is scheduled to take place on September 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. [EASTERN] before the undersigned.
SO ORDERED.