Opinion
22-20104-CR-MARTINEZ/BECERRA
09-01-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, . v. MARIO PALACIOS PALACIOS, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON APPOINTMENT OF CO-COUNSEL
JOSE E. MARTINEZ UNITED ATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Order of Reference from the District Court to conduct a hearing on Defendant Mario Palacios Palacios Motion to Appoint Second Chair Counsel [DE: 42].
THE MATTER was heard in front of Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra on August 24, 2022 [DE: 45] at the request of the Defendant, the Defendant's Attorney. A Report and Recommendation was filed on August 29, 2022, recommending that the Defendant's Motion to Appoint Second Chair Counsel [DE: 42] be GRANTED.
The Defendant and the Government were afforded the opportunity to file objections to the Report and Recommendation, however none were filed. The Court has conducted a de novo review of the entire file and after careful consideration, the Court affirms and adopts the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Report and Recommendation [DE: 46] of United States Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra, is hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED in its entirety. Joaquin Mendez shall be appointed as second chair CJA counsel to represent Defendant Mario Palacios Palacios.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 1st day of September 2022.