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U.S. v. MICAS, CR 14-01-BU-DLC. (2014)

Court: District Court, D. Montana Number: infdco20140407745 Visitors: 13
Filed: Apr. 04, 2014
Latest Update: Apr. 04, 2014
Summary: ORDER DANA L. CHRISTENSEN, Chief District Judge. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered Findings and Recommendation in this matter on March 19, 2014. Neither party objected and therefore they are not entitled to de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114 , 1121 (9th Cir. 2003). This Court will review the Findings and Recommendation for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 130
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ORDER

DANA L. CHRISTENSEN, Chief District Judge.

United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered Findings and Recommendation in this matter on March 19, 2014. Neither party objected and therefore they are not entitled to de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003). This Court will review the Findings and Recommendation for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981). Clear error exists if the Court is left with a "definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed." United States v. Syrax, 235 F.3d 422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000).

Judge Lynch recommended this Court accept Jacob Raymond Micas's guilty plea after Micas appeared before him pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11, and entered his plea of guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) as set forth in Count III of the Indictment. In exchange for Defendant's plea, the United States has agreed to dismiss Counts I and II of the Indictment.

I find no clear error in Judge Lynch's Findings and Recommendation (Doc. 24), and I adopt them in full, including the recommendation to defer acceptance of the Plea Agreement until sentencing when the Court will have reviewed the Plea Agreement and Presentence Investigation Report.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Jacob Raymond Micas's motion to change plea (Doc. 17) is GRANTED.

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