Opinion
22-CR-20524-HUCK/Becerra
11-30-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JORDAN ALPHONSO THOMAS, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING R&R AND ADJUDICATING DEFENDANT GUILTY
PAUL C. HUCK UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra's Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) on Change of Plea [ECF No. 19], which was entered on November 29, 2022. In the R&R, Judge Becerra found that the Defendant Jordan Alphonso Thomas freely and voluntarily entered a plea of guilty as to Count I of the Indictment, which charges Defendant with importation of a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a).
Judge Becerra recommends that this Court accept Defendant's guilty plea, that Defendant be adjudicated guilty of Count I, and that a sentencing hearing be conducted for final disposition of this matter. The Court has reviewed Judge Becerra's R&R, no objections have been filed, and the Court has been advised that no objections will be filed. Therefore, based on a de novo review of the evidence presented, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that (1) Judge Becerra's R&R [ECF No. 19] is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED in its entirety; (2) the Court accepts Defendant's plea of guilty, and Defendant is hereby adjudged GUILTY as to Count I of the Indictment; and (3) a sentencing hearing before the Honorable Paul C. Huck is set for Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 10:00 AM.
DONE AND ORDERED.