APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION ORDER; ORDER FOR TRANSPORTATION

GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge.

Procedural History

In an Indictment filed February 20, 2014, defendant, Donald Loyde Harned, was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States With False, Fictitious or Fraudulent Claims in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286 (Count 1) and False Claims Against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 287 (Counts 2-7). Mr. Harned was arrested and initially appeared in the Western District of Oklahoma on February 26, 2014 pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5(c)(3). On February 27, 2014, Mr. Harned was ordered released on a $5,000.00 unsecured bond and conditions of release, and to report for further proceedings in the Eastern District of California, Sacramento for further proceedings.

Mr. Harned made an initial appearance in Sacramento on March 17, 2014, where he entered a not guilty plea to the pending charges and the Court ordered his continued release on the conditions of release imposed by the Western District of Oklahoma.

Mr. Harned has a waiver of personal appearance on file and has continued to reside in Oklahoma throughout the duration of his pre-trial release. A change of plea hearing is set for March 24, 2017, at which Mr. Harned's presence is required.

Application

Application is hereby made for an Order for Transportation and subsistence allowance for defendant Donald Loyde Harned to travel to California to attend the change of plea hearing and to return to Oklahoma at the conclusion of the proceedings as allowed under 18 U.S.C. § 4285.

Mr. Harned has advised counsel that he is without sufficient funds to travel to and from Sacramento, California for the change of plea hearing. Therefore, counsel is requesting that Mr. Harned be allowed to fly in to Sacramento on March 23, 2017 to meet with counsel and discuss his change of plea before his scheduled appearance the following morning and to return to Oklahoma March 24, 2017 following the hearing or as soon thereafter as possible.

ORDER

To: UNITED STATES MARSHAL SERVICE, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA:

This is to authorize and direct you to furnish defendant Donald Loyde Harned with transportation and subsistence from the Del City, Oklahoma area to Sacramento, California on March 23, 2017 and from Sacramento, California to Oklahoma on March 24, 2017.

Mr. Harned is indigent and financially unable to pay his travel expenses to and from Sacramento, California. This request is authorized pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4285.

IT IS SO ORDERED.