Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Document 55 Defendant's Motion to Withdraw Plea — USA v. Lorquet (Dkt. 76, S.D. Fla.)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 1:22-cr-20326-KMM · Doc. 76 · 2023-07-24 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA  
 
CASE NO. 22-20326-CR-KMM 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  
 
 
 
 
Plaintiff,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
v.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANDRE LORQUET  
 
 
  
 
 
Defendant. 
_____________________________/ 
DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW  
HIS MOTION TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA 
 
Defendant, Andre Loquet, through undersigned counsel, moves the Court to 
withdraw his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which is filed ECF 55.    This motion 
is unopposed. 
On March 13, Mr. Lorquet moved to withdraw his guilty plea. ECF 55.  His 
lawyer also moved to withdraw from representing him on the same date. ECF 56.  On 
March 31, 2023, the Court granted his lawyer’s motion to withdraw as counsel. ECF 
61. On June 13, 2023, the Court appointed the undersigned to represent Mr. Lorquet.   
 Although 
Magistrate 
Judge 
Lauren 
Louis 
entered 
a 
report 
and 
recommendation to grant the motion to withdraw the guilty plea, the motion is 
pending before this Court.  At the June 27, 2023 status conference, the Court provided 
Mr. Lorquet until July 28, 2023 to respond to the government’s objection to Judge 
Louis R&R or otherwise communicate whether he will continue to pursue withdraw 
of his guilty plea.  
Case 1:22-cr-20326-KMM   Document 76   Entered on FLSD Docket 07/24/2023   Page 1 of 2

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After conferring with undersigned counsel, Mr. Lorquet moves the Court to 
withdraw his motion his guilty plea. We further request that The Court schedule Mr. 
Lorquet’s case for sentencing. In making that request, we respectfully request that 
the Court schedule the hearing the week of August 21, 2023 or later, as AUSA 
Jonathan Bailyn will be in trial the week of August 14th and the undersigned will 
traveling, moving one of his daughter’s into her freshmen dorm between August 12 
and August 16, 2023.   
WHEREFORE, the defendant, Andre Lorquet, respectfully requests that the 
Court enter an order withdrawing his motion to withdraw his guilty plea at ECF 55. 
A proposed order is attached.   
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that, on July 24, 2023, a true and correct copy of the 
foregoing has been furnished electronically via CMCEF to all counsel of record. 
Respectfully submitted,  
 
BELL ROSQUETE REYES ESTEBAN, PLLC 
Henry P. Bell 
Fla. Bar No. 090689 
999 Ponce De Leon Blvd.  
Suite 810 
Coral Gables, Florida 33134 
Telephone:  (305) 570-1610 
Facsimile:  (305) 570-1599 
Email: 
hbell@bresq.com  
Counsel to Andre Lorquet 
 
By: ____s/Henry P. Bell_____ 
Henry P. Bel 
 
Case 1:22-cr-20326-KMM   Document 76   Entered on FLSD Docket 07/24/2023   Page 2 of 2

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