USA v. Ridley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
GEORGE DANIEL SCOTT RIDLEY,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:19-CR-00134
ORDER RE FINAL REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON A
PLEA OF GUILTY
A plea agreement was filed in this case at Docket 26. Pursuant to Rule 11 of
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the Honorable
Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Smith by the District Court, with the written and oral
consents of Defendant, counsel for Defendant, and counsel for the United States. 	A
proposed change of plea hearing was held before the magistrate judge at which Mr. Ridley
entered a guilty plea to Count 1 of the Indictment, which is a violation of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Judge Smith issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 31, in
which she recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty to
Count 1 of the Indictment. No objections to the Final Report and Recommendation have
been filed.
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United States v. Ridley 	Case No. 3:19-cr-00134-JMK
Order re Final Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty 	Page 2
The matter is now before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The
Court has reviewed the Final Report and Recommendation and adopts it. Accordingly, IT
IS ORDERED that the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count 1 of the
Indictment – Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of
Count 1.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 12th day of November, 2020, at Anchorage,
Alaska.
/s/ Joshua M. Kindred
JOSHUA M. KINDRED
United States District Judge
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