Opinion
Case No. 98-cr-148-PB
02-07-2013
United States of America v. Felipe Ayala Pizzaro
ORDER
The court finds reasonable cause to believe that the defendant may presently be suffering from a mental disease that could affect his competency to plead guilty or stand trial. Accordingly, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 4241, 4247, and with the consent of the parties, the court commits the defendant to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a period not to exceed 45 days to be placed in a suitable facility and examined by a qualified psychiatrist. Following such examination, the psychiatrist shall prepare a report to be filed under seal addressing the defendant's competency. This report shall also take into account any medications the defendant is currently taking.
SO ORDERED.
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Paul Barbadoro
United States District Judge
cc: John T. Pendleton, esq.
Jennifer Davis, Esq.
United States Marshal
United States Probation