ORDER GEORGE W. CANNON, JR. , Magistrate Judge . TO: Ronald E. Gillette, Pro Se 2604 W. Woodland Ridge Drive Lecanto, FL 34661 Joseph A. DiRuzzo, III, Esq. THIS MATTER is before the Court's review of various filings submitted by Defendant Ronald E. Gillette. Although not docketed, Defendant submitted a "Memo" to the Court dated March 5, 2020, and received by the Court on March 16, 2020, attaching a document stylized as "Notification To The United States District Court, District Of...
ORDER TO: Daniel H. Huston, Esq., AUSA Michael A. Rogers, Esq., AFPD GEORGE W. CANNON, JR. , Magistrate Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Defendant's Motion to Reconsider Detention Order ("Mot.," ECF No. 91). The United States opposed the motion ("Opp'n.," ECF No. 93), and Defendant replied ("Reply," ECF No. 94). Having reviewed the motion and upon due consideration thereof, the Court will deny the motion. I. BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENTS In the instant motion, Defendant asks...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GEORGE W. CANNON, JR. , Magistrate Judge . TO: Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr., Esq., AUSA, Michael A. Rogers, Esq., AFPD Melanie L. Turnbull, Esq., AFPD Paul L. Gimenez, Esq. THIS MATTER is before the Court upon the "Superior Court Probation Office's Motion To Quash Subpoena" (ECF No. 8). Both Defendant and the United States of America filed responses to the motion on March 5, 2020. (ECF Nos. 15, 16). The Superior Court replied on March 9, 2020. (ECF No. 19). On...
ORDER GEORGE W. CANNON, JR. , Magistrate Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Plaintiffs' 1 Motion to Strike Amended Counterclaim/Crossclaim (ECF No. 56) (Mot. to Strike) and Sunshine Shopping Center's Motion for Leave to Amend (ECF No. 61) (Mot. to Amend). 2 Defendant 3 filed a Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Amended Counterclaim/Crossclaim (ECF No. 68), and Plaintiffs filed a reply thereto (ECF No. 75). Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London...
MEMORANDUM OPINION WILMA A. LEWIS , Chief District Judge . THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Deshawn Gonsalves' ("Defendant") Motion to Suppress ("Motion") (Dkt. No. 26); the Government's Opposition thereto (Dkt. No. 29); the evidence and arguments presented at the suppression hearing; and the parties' supplemental memoranda and their respective responses thereto (Dkt. Nos. 40, 41, 43, 44). For the reasons discussed below, the Court will deny Defendant's Motion to Suppress....
MEMORANDUM OPINION WILMA A. LEWIS , Chief District Judge . THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Troy Patterson's ("Defendant" or "Patterson") "Motion to Suppress" (Dkt. No. 20); the Government's Opposition to the Motion to Suppress ("Opposition") (Dkt. No. 25); and the evidence and arguments presented at the suppression hearing. For the following reasons, the Court will deny the Motion to Suppress. I. BACKGROUND On October 1, 2019, a grand jury returned an Indictment against...
MEMORANDUM OPINION WILMA A. LEWIS , Chief District Judge . THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant James Phillip's ("Defendant") Motion to Suppress (Dkt. No. 58) ("Motion"); the Government's Opposition thereto (Dkt. No. 61); and the evidence and arguments presented at the suppression hearing. For the following reasons, the Court will deny Defendant's Motion. I. BACKGROUND On February 19, 2019, the Government filed an Indictment against Defendant charging him with the following...
ORDER CURTIS V. G MEZ , District Judge . This case commenced on September 13, 2018, when the Grand Jury returned a seven-count indictment against three defendants. Since then, the Grand Jury has returned several superseding indictments that added additional defendants and charges. The most recent indictment charges eleven defendants with 47 counts. The Court has continued the trial on multiple occasions. On January 28, 2020, the Court rescheduled the trial to commence on May 18, 2020....
MEMORANDUM OPINION WILMA A. LEWIS , Chief District Judge . THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Clintford Joseph, Jr.'s ("Defendant") Motion to Suppress ("Motion") (Dkt. No. 18); the Government's Opposition thereto (Dkt. No. 20); and the evidence and arguments presented at the suppression hearing. For the following reasons, the Court will deny Defendant's Motion. I. BACKGROUND On October 1, 2019, the Government filed an Indictment against Defendant charging him with...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GEORGE W. CANNON, JR. , Magistrate Judge . THESE MATTERS are before the Court upon GEC, LLC's Motion for in Camera Review of Argonaut Privilege Log Documents by Magistrate Judge and Discovery Conference (1:18-cv-00058, ECF No. 75; 1:17-cv-00015, ECF No. 134). This order is issued without necessity or expectation of response. In a prior order (ECF No. 76), the Court granted for in camera review the four disputed documents on Argonaut's privilege log pending...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GEORGE W. CANNON, JR. , Magistrate Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court upon the Motion to Intervene of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation ("LWCC") (ECF No. 28). None of the other parties have responded, and the time do so has now passed. The Court will, therefore, issue this order without necessity of response. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Miles Livingston and Christopher Glavach ("Employee-Plaintiffs") are employees of ACP, LLC, which was...
ORDER CURTIS V. G MEZ , District Judge . Before the Court is the motion of the United States to continue the trial in this matter. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On May 23, 2019, a grand jury returned a three count indictment against Duane Woods ("Woods"). Count One charges Woods with receiving stolen government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641. Counts Two and Three each charge Woods with grand larceny in violation of 14 V.I.C. 1083. On June 5, 2019, Woods was...
MEMORANDUM OPINION WILMA A. LEWIS , Chief District Judge . THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the "Motion for Default Judgment" (Dkt. No. 46) filed by Plaintiff Ditech Financial, LLC ("Ditech") 1 against Defendants Michael S. Block, Theresa Murphy, and Association of St. C Condominium Owners (collectively "Defendants"). For the reasons discussed below, the Court will grant Ditech's Motion for Default Judgment. I. BACKGROUND On August 1, 2014, Flagstar filed a Complaint against...
ORDER CURTIS V. G MEZ , District Judge . This case commenced on September 13, 2018, when the Grand Jury returned a seven-count indictment against three defendants. Since then, the Grand Jury has returned several superseding indictments that added additional defendants and charges. On January 17, 2019, the Grand Jury returned a Third Superseding Indictment charging eleven defendants with 47 counts. After each defendant had been arraigned, the trial in this matter was first set for April...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RUTH MILLER , Magistrate Judge . Before the Court is defendant Stephanie Barnes' motion for a bill of particulars pursuant to Rule 7(f) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. [ECF 133]. The government opposes the motion. [ECF 154]. I. BACKGROUND On November 21, 2019, a Grand Jury sitting in the District of the Virgin Islands returned a multiple-count superseding indictment against Barnes. She is charged in the following six counts: Count V: Conspiracy...
MEMORANDUM OPINION WILMA A. LEWIS , Chief District Judge . THIS MATTER comes before the Court as a result of Defendant Nicolette Alexander's ("Alexander") interlocutory Notice of Appeal (Dkt. No. 754) from this Court's Order of October 5, 2019 (Dkt. No. 742) and her "Emergency Motion for Stay of Trial Pending Interlocutory Appeal" ("Emergency Motion for Stay") (Dkt. No. 826). 1 The October 5, 2019 Order denied Defendant Joanne Benjamin's "Emergency Motion to Dismiss Original and...
ORDER CURTIS V. G MEZ , District Judge . On October 18, 2019, the United States Coast Guard (the "Coast Guard") boarded a vessel with Hansel Andres Centeno Arriola ("Arriola") and Cristian Valencia Mendoza ("Mendoza") on board. After allegedly discovering a large cargo of marijuana, the Coast Guard arrested Arriola and Mendoza. Sometime thereafter, Arriola and Mendoza were each separately interviewed by Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") Group Supervisor Richard Cernuda ("Cernuda") and Task...
ORDER CURTIS V. G MEZ , District Judge . Before the Court is the application of Louie Ison Mangampat ("Mangampat") to waive his speedy trial. For the reasons stated herein, the time to try this case is extended up to and including April 30, 2020. While the Speedy Trial Act requires that defendants be tried within seventy days of indictment, the Court specifically finds that extending this period would be in the best interest of justice for several reasons. First, an extension is...
ORDER CURTIS V. G MEZ , District Judge . Before the Court is the application of John Jackson ("Jackson") to waive his speedy trial. Jackson also moves to continue the trial in this matter. For the reasons stated herein, the time to try this case is extended up to and including April 13, 2020. While the Speedy Trial Act requires that defendants be tried within seventy days of indictment, the Court specifically finds that extending this period would be in the best interest of justice....
ORDER CURTIS V. G MEZ , District Judge . Before the Court are the applications of King Bob Leonard ("Leonard") and Tommy Ramirez ("Ramirez") to waive their speedy trial. Leonard and Ramirez also each move to continue the trial in this matter. Ramirez's attorney is currently involved in a trial which is expected to conflict with the scheduled trial date for this matter. For the reasons stated herein, the time to try this case is extended up to and including March 23, 2020. While the...
