United States v. Foutch

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. NATALIE NICHOLE FOUTCH, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

Date published: Mar 24, 2023

No. 22-CR-317-7-JFH (N.D. Okla. Mar. 24, 2023)

Opinion

22-CR-317-7-JFH

03-24-2023

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. NATALIE NICHOLE FOUTCH, Defendant.

JOHN F. HEIL, III UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN F. HEIL, III UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Before the Court is a Motion for Leave to Dismiss Without Prejudice (“Motion”) filed by the United States of America (“Government”). Dkt. No. 140. The Government requests leave to dismiss the indictment [Dkt. No. 58] without prejudice as to Defendant Natalie Nichole Foutch (“Defendant”). Id.

Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 48(a), “courts must grant prosecutors leave to dismiss charges unless dismissal is clearly contrary to manifest public interest.” United States v. Robertson, 45 F.3d 1423, 1437 n.14 (10^th Cir. 1995) (quoting Rinaldi v. United States, 434 U.S. 22, 30 (1977)). The Court concludes that dismissal of the charge against Defendant is not contrary to the public interest, nor is it for an improper purpose. The Government's motion to dismiss should be granted.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Government's Motion for Leave to Dismiss Without Prejudice [Dkt. No. 140] is GRANTED and the Indictment [Dkt. No. 58] is dismissed without prejudice as to Defendant Natalie Nichole Foutch.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Natalie Nichole Foutch is released.