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655 F.Supp.2d 1031 (2009) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Ernesto Santiago-GARCIA, Defendant. No. CR 09-231-TUC-RCC(BPV). United States District Court, D. Arizona. September 10, 2009. *1032 Serra Marie Tsethlikai, U.S Attorney's Office, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff. Stephen G. Ralls, Law Office of Stephen G. Ralls, Tu

OPINION HOOD, District Judge. This combined appeal from the Western District of Michigan raises five distinct challenges to the appellants’ convictions and sentences under 21 U.S.C. § 846, 21 U.S.C. § 841, 21 U.S.C. § 848(e)(1)(A), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. For the reasons stated in this Opinion, we AFFIRM the district court. I. BACKGROUND

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.

2. At about 4:15 a.m. on December 3, 2015, Garcia was arrested at his home on drug dealing charges and placed in the back of a police car. See Redacted Superseding Indictment at 1-2, filed March 16, 2016 (Doc. 49)("Garcia Indictment"); Transcript of Motion Proceedings at 138:20-21 (held April 13, 2017)(Lerner), filed May 3, 2017 (Doc. 254)("April Tr."); Transcript of Motion Proceedings at May Tr. at 22:23-25 (held May 4, 2017)(Adams, Sainato), file

JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1191THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiff United States of America's oral motion to exclude evidence of co-operator1 Gerald Archuleta's 1986 involuntary manslaughter and 1988 second-degree murder convictions under rule 609(b) of the Fed

James O. Browning, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1277THIS MATTER comes before the Court on: (i) the Restricted Motion to Obtain Physical and Mental Health Records, filed March 27, 2018 (Doc. 1985)("Health Records Motion"); and (ii) the Motion in Opposition to Disclosure of the Defendant's Redacted Mental and Physical Healt

JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1266THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Motion to Exclude Witness Julian Romero Testimony, filed April 17, 2018 (Doc. 2121)("Motion"). In the Motion, Defendant Edward Troup asks the Court to exclude the substance of a statement that Julian Romero, a witness for Plainti

JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1274THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Anthony Ray Baca's oral motion for a judgment of acquittal, under rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as to Count 8, which charges Baca with conspiracy to commit assault resulting in serious bodily injury ag

James O. Browning, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1232THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Billy Garcia's opening statement at trial on April 12, 2018. During that opening statement, B. Garcia displayed a PowerPoint Slide regarding Defendant Robert Martinez'1 murder conviction:

JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1270THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the United States' Sealed Motion Regarding Attorney Conflict, filed April 4, 2018 (Doc. 2071) ("Motion"). The primary issue is whether the Defendant Arturo Arnulfo Garcia's attorney, Billy Blackburn, can continue to represent A. Garc

James O. Browning, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1193THIS MATTER comes before the Court on: (i) Defendant Santos Gonzales' Motion for Production of Alleged Co-Conspirator Statements, Pre-Trial Hearing on Their Admissibility Pursuant to Fed.R.Evid. 801(d)(2)(E), filed May 9, 2017 (Doc. 1141)("Gonzales Motion"); (ii) Defenda

JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1305THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the United States' Trial Brief Regarding Inadmissibility of Investigative Reports Under Rule 803(6) and Rule 803(8), filed February 7, 2018 (Doc. 1753)("Trial Brief"). The primary issue is whether the Court should permit Defendant An

James O. Browning, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1288THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Motion to Exclude Witness Joseph Otero Testimony, filed March 22, 2018 (Doc. 2141)("Motion"). In the Motion, Defendant Christopher Chavez asserts that, "[o]n March 21, 2018, FBI Special Agent Leysha Lopez Recci interviewed Joseph Ote

JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1179THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss Indictment as It Relates to Shauna Gutierrez, filed May 18, 2016 (Doc. 1155)("MTD"). The Court held a hearing on November 8-9, 2017. The primary issues are: (i) whether the Court should dismiss the Second Supers

JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *1289THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the United States' Sealed Motion Regarding Attorney Conflict, filed May, 4, 2017 (Doc. 1126)("Attorney Conflict Motion"). The Court held hearings on November 8-9, 2017, Transcript of Hearing (held November 8, 2017), filed November 20

SUMMARY ORDER Defendants Daniel Fernandez and Jose Betancourt appeal from convictions for conspiring to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(vii), 846. Fernandez, who stands convicted after a jury trial, argues on appeal that (1) the district court erred in denying him a mistrial, (2) the district court’s multiple conspiracy jury charge was erroneous, (3) there was a prejudicia

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-4539 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. UNDER SEAL, Defendant - Appellant. No. 15-4569 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. UNDER SEAL,

SUMMARY ORDER Defendants-Appellants Ramon and Felix Brito appeal from two orders that the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Scullin, J.) entered on January 19, 2012. In those orders, the district court refused to reduce the Defendants-Appellants’ sentences under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) to a term of imprisonment that fell below the Defendants-Appellants’ amended guideline ranges. We affirm for the

PER CURIAM: Bruce E. Reinhart, appointed appellate counsel for Salvador Gonzalez Garcia, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal supported by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire rec

167 F.Supp.2d 194 (2001) Ramon BADILLO-SANTIAGO, et. al., Plaintiffs, v. Hon. Jose ANDREU-GARCIA, et. al., Defendants. No. CIV. 98-1993(SEC). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. September 28, 2001. *195 Mere P. Charmatz and Mary C. Vargas, The National Association of the Deaf Law Center, Silver Spring, MD, Pedro E. Purc