Opinion
1:19-cr-20753
09-24-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ALEX J. ROMERO, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, ACCEPTING DEFENDANT'S PLEA OF GUILTY, AND TAKING THE RULE 11 PLEA AGREEMENT UNDER ADVISEMENT
THOMAS L. LUDINGTON United States District Judge
On September 8, 2021, Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris conducted a plea hearing upon Defendant Alex J. Romero's consent. Judge Morris issued her Report and Recommendation on September 8, 2021, recommending that this Court accept Defendant's guilty plea. ECF No. 21.
Although Judge Morris's Report stated that the parties could object and seek review within 14 days of service of the Report, neither Plaintiff nor Defendant have objected. The failure to object waives any right to appeal Judge Morris's finding that Defendant was competent to enter a plea and that the plea was entered knowingly, voluntarily, without coercion, and with a basis in fact. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(b); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 21, is ADOPTED.
Further, it is ORDERED that Defendant's plea of guilty is ACCEPTED, and the Rule 11 Plea Agreement, ECF No. 20, is taken UNDER ADVISEMENT.