Opinion
22-MJ-9653 (JCM)
12-12-2022
UNITED STATES v. EARNEST SOUL
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney BEN ARAD Assistant United States Attorney KATHERINE EARNEST, Assistant United States Attorney
DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney
BEN ARAD Assistant United States Attorney
KATHERINE EARNEST, Assistant United States Attorney
ORDER
MARISA DEMEO, ASSOCIATE JUDGE
The Government writes pursuant to the Court's order of November 30, 2022, requiring a status report in the above-referenced case. Defendant Earnest Soul was presented before this Court on November 30, 2022, pursuant to Fed. Rule Crim. Pro. 5(c)(3), on a bench warrant issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (the “Superior Court”), in connection with the case of United States v. Earnest Soul, 2008 CF2 026904. On December 8, 2022, this Office was notified that the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia issued a Notice of Nolle Prosequi in connection with that case, and that the Superior Court subsequently quashed the relevant bench warrant and dismissed the case. See Exhibit A, Order to Quash. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court lift the bail conditions that were put in effect on November 30, 2022. 1
ORDER
On December 1, 2022, the Government filed Notice of Nolle Prosequi. Accordingly, it is this 1st day of December 2022, ORDERED that the bench warrants issued on November 18, 2008, and January 22, 2009, are QUASHED.