Opinion
4:20-cr-24
08-06-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSEPH MICHAEL FAULK
SUSAN K. LEE, MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ORDER
TRAVIS R. MCDONOUGH, UNITED STATES DISTRICT 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 One of the one-count Indictment; (2) accept Defendant's guilty plea as to Count One; (3) adjudicate the Defendant guilty of Count One; (4) defer a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement until sentencing; and (5) order that Defendant remain in custody until sentencing in this matter (Doc. 19). 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. 19) 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 One of the Indictment is GRANTED;
2. Defendant's plea of guilty to Count One is ACCEPTED;
3. Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of Count One;
4. A decision on whether to accept the plea agreement is DEFERRED until sentencing; and
5. Defendant SHALL REMAIN in custody until sentencing in this matter which is scheduled to take place on December 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. [EASTERN] before the undersigned.
SO ORDERED.