Opinion
1:23-CR-00217-RP
07-22-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff v. RYANN SANNEM, Defendant
ORDER
SUSAN HIGHTOWER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Now before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, filed July 19, 2024 (Dkt. 24). Due to an ethical conflict of interest, Amber Vazquez moves to withdraw and asks that a new attorney be appointed to represent Defendant.
The District Court referred the Motion to this Magistrate Judge for resolution, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(b), 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), and Rule 44 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Having considered the motion, this Magistrate Judge finds that there is good cause to grant the motion and permit counsel to withdraw. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Amber Vazquez is hereby WITHDRAWN as Defendant's counsel of record.
Consistent with the Court's Orders entered March 1, 2024 regarding Defendant's financial status (Dkt. 10) and appointing the Federal Public Defender (Dkt. 11), IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender Horatio R. Aldredge #00795216 is hereby APPOINTED to represent Defendant.