U.S. v. Hope

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RICKY G. HOPE

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Chattanooga

Date published: Jan 21, 2011

Case No. 1:10-cr-125 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 21, 2011)

Opinion

Case No. 1:10-cr-125.

January 21, 2011

ORDER

CURTIS COLLIER, District Judge

Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed a report and recommendation recommending the Court: (1) grant Defendant's motion to withdraw his not guilty plea to Counts One and Five of the six-count Indictment; (2) accept Defendant's plea of guilty to Counts One and Five of the Indictment; (3) adjudicate Defendant guilty of the charges set forth in Counts One and Five of the Indictment; (4) defer a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement until sentencing; and (5) Defendant has been released on bond under appropriate conditions of release pending sentencing in this matter (Court File No. 19). Neither party filed a timely objection to the report and recommendation. After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation [Doc. 19] pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and ORDERS as follows:

(1) Defendant's motion to withdraw his not guilty plea to Counts One and Five of the Indictment is GRANTED;

(2) Defendant's plea of guilty to Counts One and Five of the Indictment is ACCEPTED;

(3) Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of the charges set forth in Counts One and Five of the Indictment;

(4) A decision on whether to accept the plea agreement is DEFERRED until sentencing; and

(5) Defendant SHALL REMAIN on bond under appropriate conditions of release pending sentencing in this matter, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Curtis L. Collier.

SO ORDERED.