Opinion
20-cr-213 (MKV)
08-13-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. ERICK OLEAGA, Defendant.
ORDER
HONORABLE MAV KAY VYSKOCIL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS ERICK OLEAGA has indicated his intent to enter a plea of guilty in this matter;
WHEREAS the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic necessitates that the change-of-plea hearing in this case take place remotely;
WHEREAS the CARES Act and findings made by the Judicial Conference of the United States and Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York allow for guilty pleas to be taken by phone or video, subject to certain findings made by the District Judge;
THE COURT HEREBY FINDS that, for the reasons set forth in the parties' joint application dated August 10, 2021, the change-of-plea hearing in this case cannot be further delayed without serious harm to the interests of justice.
SO ORDERED.