Joint Motion for Rule 11 Hearing as to Christnel Orisca — USA v. Orisca (Dkt. 29, D. Mass.)

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Document 29, a two-page Joint Motion to Schedule a Change-of-Plea Hearing under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11, filed 11/03/25 in the District of Massachusetts, Crim. No. 1:24-cr-10378, United States v. Christnel Orisca. It is made by Orisca through counsel Vikas Dhar and by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Deitch. The motion says the parties reached a written plea agreement, that the defendant has been advised of his rights and received a copy, and that they want the court to schedule a Rule 11 hearing at its earliest convenience. It also asks that time from the filing until the hearing be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. 3161, to finalize plea documentation. The motion does not state the charge or the plea terms, and refers to a proposed order submitted with it.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 
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UNITES STATES OF AMERICA 
 
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Crim. No. 1:24-cr-10378-WGY 
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CHRISTNEL ORISCA, 
 
 
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Defendant 
 
 
 
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JOINT MOTION TO SCHEDULE A CHANGE-OF-PLEA HEARING PURSUANT TO 
FED. R. CRIM. P. 11 (RULE 11 HEARING) 
The defendant, Christnel Orisca, by and through counsel, Vikas Dhar, and the United States 
of America, by and through Assistant United States Attorney Adam Deitch, respectfully move this 
Court to schedule a change-of-plea (Rule 11) hearing in this matter at the Court’s earliest 
convenience. In support of this Joint Motion, the parties state as follows: 
 
1. The parties have reached a written plea agreement resolving this matter. The parties request 
that the Court conduct a Rule 11 change-of-plea hearing so the defendant may enter a plea 
of guilty and the Court may consider the plea agreement and accept the plea, if appropriate, 
pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 11. 
2. The defendant has been advised of his rights, has been provided a copy of the plea 
agreement, and consents to the filing of this Joint Motion. 
3. The parties jointly request that the Court schedule the change-of-plea hearing on a date 
convenient to the Court. 
4. The parties further request that the Court exclude the time between the filing of this Joint 
Motion and the date of the change-of-plea hearing under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 
3161, to allow the parties to finalize plea documentation and to permit the defendant 
meaningful opportunity to consider the plea; the ends of justice served by the exclusion 
outweigh the defendant’s and the public’s interest in a speedy trial. 
WHEREFORE, for the reasons above, the parties respectfully request that the Court schedule 
a change-of-plea hearing pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 at the Court’s earliest convenience 
and enter the proposed order submitted with this motion. 
 
 
 
 
 
Case 1:24-cr-10378-JEK     Document 29     Filed 11/03/25     Page 1 of 2

Respectfully Submitted and Signed: 
CHRISTNEL ORISCA  
By his Attorney: 
 
Dated: November 3, 2025 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Vikas S. Dhar 
 
 
Vikas S. Dhar, BBO No. 657539 
vikas@dharlawllp.com 
 
 
 
 
Schrafft’s City Center Powerhouse 
529 Main Street. Suite P200 
Charlestown, MA 02129 
Office: 617.880.6155 
Fax: 617.880.6160 
 
/s/ Adam W. Deitch 
 
 
Adam W. Deitch 
United States Attorney's Office 
District of Massachusetts 
J. Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse 
One Courthouse Way, Suite 9200 
Boston, MA 02210 
617-748-3123 
Email: adam.deitch@usdoj.gov 
 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
I, Vikas S. Dhar, counsel for Defendant, hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of this 
document, and all supporting documents, if any, have been delivered by hand, first class mail, 
facsimile or electronic mail to: 
 
AUSA Adam Deitch 
United States Attorney's Office 
Email: adam.deitch@usdoj.gov 
 
 
/s/ Vikas S. Dhar 
 
 
Vikas S. Dhar, BBO No. 657539 
 
Case 1:24-cr-10378-JEK     Document 29     Filed 11/03/25     Page 2 of 2

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