USA v. Pate

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
JOSHUA ELIJAH PATE,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00079-SLG-MMS
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 45. Pursuant to Rule 11
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the
Honorable Magistrate Judge Matthew M. Scoble 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 Defendant entered a guilty plea to Count 1 of the Indictment, Felon
in Possession of a Firearm, which is a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and at
which Defendant admitted the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 52, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty to
Count 1 of the Indictment and admission to the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation. No
objections to the Final Report and Recommendation have been filed.
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Order Re Final Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty
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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 FURTHER ORDERED that the Court
ACCEPTS Defendant’s admission to the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation. An
Imposition of Sentence hearing has been scheduled for October 26, 2022, at 2:00
p.m. before Judge Sharon L. Gleason in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 28th day of July, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/_Sharon L. Gleason _______
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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