Opinion
1:21-cr-20573-HUCK/BECERRA
05-24-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. RAYMOND ESPARZA, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING AND AFFIRMING R&R AND ADJUDICATING DEFENDANT GUILTY
PAUL C. HUCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra's Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) on Change of Plea [ECF No. 24], which was entered on May 17, 2022. In the R&R, Judge Becerra found that the Defendant Raymond Esparza, freely and voluntarily entered a plea of guilty as to Count 2 of the Indictment, which charges Defendant with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Magistrate Judge Becerra recommends that this Court accept Defendant's guilty plea, that Defendant be adjudicated guilty of Count 2, and that a sentencing hearing be conducted for final disposition of this matter. The Court has reviewed Judge Becerra's R&R and no objections have been filed. Therefore, based on a de novo review of the evidence presented, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that (1) Magistrate Judge Becerra's R&R on Change of Plea is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED in its entirety; (2) the Court accepts Defendant's plea of guilty, and Defendant is hereby adjudged guilty as to Count 2 of the Indictment; and (3) a sentencing hearing before the Honorable Paul C. Huck is set for Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 11:00 AM.
DONE AND ORDERED.
Jacqueline Becerra, Magistrate Judge