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United States v. Pantojas

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Dec 14, 2021
21 Cr. 45 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2021)

Opinion

21 Cr. 45

12-14-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSHUA PANTOJAS, Defendant.


ORDER

THE HONORABLE LEWIS A. KAPLAN, United States District Judge Southern District of New York.

WHEREAS defendant JOSHUA PANTOJAS and the Government seek to proceed with a change-of-plea proceeding via video conference (or phone conferencing, if video is not reasonably available) instead of a personal appearance in court.

WHEREAS, in view of the ongoing pandemic, judges in the Southern District of New York have regularly employed video and phone conferencing to conduct change-of-plea and other court proceedings.

WHEREAS the defendant will plead guilty pursuant to a plea agreement, and there is a possibility that the Court may enter a sentence of time served.

THE COURT HEREBY FINDS that the defendant's change-of-plea proceeding cannot be further delayed without serious harm to the interests of justice, for the reasons proffered by the parties. See § 15002 (b)(2) of the Coronavirus Air, Relief, and.Economic. Security ("CARES") Act.

SO ORDERED:


Summaries of

United States v. Pantojas

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Dec 14, 2021
21 Cr. 45 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Pantojas

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSHUA PANTOJAS, Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Dec 14, 2021

Citations

21 Cr. 45 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2021)