Opinion
01: 06 CR 00100-OWW.
September 22, 2011
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER, United States Attorney, STANLEY A. BOONE, KIRK E. SHERRIFF, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, California, Attorneys for the United States of America.
This matter came before the Court on September 19, 2011, regarding the Government's Motion to Apply the Cash Bond to Restitution and Defendant's Motion to Exonerate both the Cash Bond and IRA Bond. Stanley A. Boone and Kirk E. Sherriff appeared on behalf of the United States and Anthony P. Capozzi, appeared on behalf of the defendant, Adam John Sortini. The Court having read the papers filed and having heard the arguments of the parties, and having made its findings orally on the record
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Government's Motion (Docket Number 194) is hereby GRANTED and the $38,000 presently held by the Clerk of the Court, together with any interest which may have accrued from submission of the bond to the Clerk of the Court until the present, shall be transmitted to the United States Attorney's office for payment towards the defendant's outstanding restitution obligation;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion to Exonerate the Cash Bond (Docket Number 196) is DENIED; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion to Exonerate the IRA Bond (Docket Number 198) is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.