Motion to Dismiss and Recall Bench Warrants, Marijuana Possession Dismissals — No. 2:21-po-00282 (Dkt. 5)
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This is a United States's Motion to Dismiss and Recall Bench Warrants and Order, filed in the Eastern District of California under the page header Case 2:21-po-00282-CKD, in re: Marijuana Possession Dismissals Pursuant to October 6, 2022, Presidential Proclamation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher S. Hales, for United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, moves under Rule 48(a) for dismissal of the 196 misdemeanor marijuana possession cases listed in Exhibit A and recall of all associated warrants. The order, dated August 9, 2023, is by the Chief Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of California and dismisses each listed case and recalls the warrants. Exhibit A lists each case by case number and defendant name, and its entry 19 is 2:21-PO-00282-CKD, Kurt Smith.
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“Motion to Dismiss and Recall Bench Warrants, Marijuana Possession Dismissals — No. 2:21-po-00282 (Dkt. 5).”
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Case 2:21-po-00282-CKD Document 5 Filed 08/10/23 Page 1 of 7
1 PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney
2 CHRISTOPHER S. HALES
Assistant U.S. Attorney
3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
4 (916) 554-2700
5 Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America
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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 In re: Marijuana Possession Dismissals )
Pursuant to October 6, 2022, Presidential )
12 Proclamation Pardoning Individuals for the ) UNITED STATES’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND
Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana ) RECALL BENCH WARRANTS;
13 ) ORDER
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18 Dismissal of Marijuana Possession Cases Pursuant to Presidential Pardon
19 By a presidential proclamation on October 6, 2022, President Biden announced a pardon for
20 federal misdemeanor marijuana possession offenses. 1 Pursuant to that presidential pardon and Rule
21 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, plaintiff United States of America, by and through its
22 undersigned attorney, hereby moves this Honorable Court for an Order dismissing the 196 misdemeanor
23 marijuana possession cases listed in Exhibit A to this motion, and to recall all associated warrants.
24 The list below contains those Eastern District of California marijuana possession cases that the
25 U.S. Attorney’s office has identified to date as still pending before the Sacramento division of the
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See https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/10/06/granting-pardon-for-
28 the-offense-of-simple-possession-of-marijuana/ (last accessed August 7, 2023).
MOTION AND ORDER TO
DISMISS AND RECALL BENCH WARRANTS 1 IN RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
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1 district, including Redding, that have assigned ECF case numbers. Many of these cases remain open
2 because they are in warrant status. Consistent with President Biden’s proclamation, the government
3 therefore requests that this Court order dismissal of these cases and recall of all associated warrants.
4 Respectfully submitted,
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Dated: August 8, 2023 PHILLIP A. TALBERT
6 United States Attorney
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9 CHRISTOPHER S. HALES
Assistant United States Attorney
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ORDER
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14 As Chief Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of California, and pursuant to the motion of
15 the United States, I hereby order dismissal of each misdemeanor marijuana possession case listed below
16 in Exhibit A, and the recall of all warrants associated with each case. I further direct the Clerk of the
17 Court to file a copy of this signed order in each of the cases listed below.
18 IT IS SO ORDERED.
19 Dated: August 9, 2023
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MOTION AND ORDER TO
DISMISS AND RECALL BENCH WARRANTS 2 IN RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
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Exhibit A
3 List of Cases to be Dismissed
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5 ECF Case Number Defendant
1 2:17-PO-00495-DB Jose Rosas
6 2 2:18-PO-00011-AC Frank Martinez
7 3 2:18-PO-00138-AC Daniel R. Carlson
4 2:18-PO-00149-DB Robert Mesta
8 5 2:18-PO-00331-DB Kevin B. Cowan
9 6 2:19-PO-00032-AC Cherish Carter
7 2:19-PO-00304-DB Joshua N. Stark
10 8 2:20-PO-00038-AC Aron Daniel
11 9 2:20-PO-00040-AC Michael V. Dzigorski
10 2:20-PO-00205-KJN Scott S. Barrett
12 11 2:20-PO-00300-EFB Mario Bargas
13 12 2:20-PO-00462-DB Shaundell M. Hatcher-Harris
13 2:20-PO-00479-CKD Jasmine Moschell
14 14 2:20-PO-00562-CKD Robert Williams
15 15 2:20-PO-00602-DB Thomas Hasch
16 2:21-PO-00159-AC Zachary J. Noack
16 17 2:21-PO-00195-DB Anthony Wright
17 18 2:21-PO-00274-CKD Winston Jackson
19 2:21-PO-00282-CKD Kurt Smith
18 20 2:21-PO-00369-JDP Michael R. Block
19 21 2:21-PO-00390-JDP Michael Meletiou
22 2:21-PO-00395-JDP Hosanna Perez
20 23 2:21-PO-00405-JDP Allen White
21 24 2:21-PO-00421-AC Donald Clontz
25 2:21-PO-00442-AC Robert T. Ocoboc
22 26 2:21-PO-00475-KJN Harold Deaulette
23 27 2:22-PO-00020-KJN Michael A. Heller
28 2:22-PO-00235-DB Michael Binder
24 29 3:16-PO-00006-CMK Mindy J. Gaede
25 30 3:16-PO-00008-CMK Tonka Gritts
31 3:16-PO-00016-CMK Johnny C. Lor
26 32 3:16-PO-00019-CMK Stephen Lundquist
27 33 3:16-PO-00021-CMK Warren Martin
34 3:16-PO-00026-CMK Dwayne Meyers
28 35 3:16-PO-00034-CMK Johnny Lou
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OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
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ECF Case Number Defendant
1
36 3:16-PO-00073-CMK Oliver Fresquez
2 37 3:16-PO-00111-CMK Ronald Kistle
38 3:16-PO-00133-CMK William Carter
3
39 3:16-PO-00135-CMK Jeremy Deleal
4 40 3:16-PO-00176-CMK Peter S. Graf
41 3:16-PO-00196-CMK Gregory Crater
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42 3:16-PO-00213-CMK John Moreno
6 43 3:16-PO-00216-CMK Silvestre Nevarez
44 3:16-PO-00242-CMK Thomas Bailey
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45 3:16-PO-00457-CMK Tory Smith
8 46 3:16-PO-00502-CMK Larry E. Sipes
47 3:16-PO-00521-CMK Anthony E. Deal
9
48 3:16-PO-00552-CMK Lee Khang
10 49 3:16-PO-00571-CMK Madison E. Bonnel
50 3:16-PO-00573-CMK Rogelio Deival-Riggs
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51 3:16-PO-00581-CMK Warren Martin
12 52 3:16-PO-00584-CMK William C. Moon
53 3:16-PO-00603-CMK James E. Crosley
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54 3:16-PO-00609-CMK Devin C. Johnson
14 55 3:16-PO-00627-CMK William R. Winstead
56 3:16-PO-00629-CMK Emillano D. Herrera-Anaya
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57 3:17-PO-00045-CMK Tanyia E. Callahan
16 58 3:17-PO-00050-CMK Davis L. Cutter
59 3:17-PO-00059-CMK Tiffany Haner
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60 3:17-PO-00064-CMK Rosser L. Jones
18 61 3:17-PO-00069-CMK Joshua A. Levi
62 3:17-PO-00081-CMK Eric L. Milam
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63 3:17-PO-00087-CMK Justin T. Resmondo
20 64 3:17-PO-00090-CMK Lai H. Saeyang
65 3:17-PO-00093-CMK Danford L. Schow
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66 3:17-PO-00155-CMK Robert A. Edwards
22 67 3:17-PO-00166-CMK Joseph V. Trevino
68 3:17-PO-00167-CMK Paul Vaughan
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69 3:17-PO-00171-CMK James M. Atwood
24 70 3:17-PO-00172-CMK Michael A. Fontes
71 3:17-PO-00177-CMK Michael B. Yingling
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72 3:17-PO-00210-CMK William A. Abrego
26 73 3:17-PO-00224-CMK Charles M. Niemeien
74 3:17-PO-00227-CMK Amy Tiner
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75 3:17-PO-00229-CMK Kevin L. Turner
28 76 3:17-PO-00242-CMK Tianna M. Lee
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OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
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ECF Case Number Defendant
1
77 3:17-PO-00259-CMK Travis A. Gendreau
2 78 3:17-PO-00328-CMK Marcus A. Collins
79 3:17-PO-00336-CMK Gary S. Due
3
80 3:17-PO-00345-CMK Sergio Guerrero Jr
4 81 3:17-PO-00353-CMK Zachary T. Hobbs
82 3:17-PO-00355-CMK Robert A. Jones Jr
5
83 3:17-PO-00360-CMK Katie V. Lucas
6 84 3:17-PO-00361-CMK Alexandrya Magdalenochapman
85 3:17-PO-00368-CMK James Pawlyk
7
86 3:17-PO-00374-CMK Christopher W. Rathja Jr
8 87 3:17-PO-00386-CMK Nicholas Schave
88 3:17-PO-00393-CMK Jodie A. Teal
9
89 3:17-PO-00395-CMK Justin L. Wade
10 90 3:17-PO-00396-CMK Franklin A. Williams
91 3:17-PO-00451-CMK Rodney W. Young
11
92 3:17-PO-00508-CMK Sarah S. Hayburn
12 93 3:17-PO-00598-CMK Giovanni A. Cabrera-Caicedo
94 3:17-PO-00622-CMK Antonio J. Ramirez
13
95 3:17-PO-00629-CMK Ruben Vargas
14 96 3:17-PO-00661-CMK Gary T. Haren
97 3:17-PO-00670-CMK Brandon Birron
15
98 3:17-PO-00675-CMK Alexander W. Calvert
16 99 3:17-PO-00682-CMK Carlos X. Cruz
100 3:17-PO-00693-CMK James O. Hamilton II
17
101 3:17-PO-00696-CMK Eric L. Hatfield
18 102 3:17-PO-00703-CMK Larry Laird
103 3:17-PO-00712-CMK Jaime E. Montana Equihua
19
104 3:17-PO-00720-CMK Sarah E. Preston
20 105 3:17-PO-00726-CMK Evan Stowers
106 3:18-PO-00038-CMK Lorrie M. Robinson
21
107 3:18-PO-00041-CMK Amber Yates
22 108 3:18-PO-00050-CMK Albert Hernandez
109 3:18-PO-00086-CMK Jeffrey J. Quinlain
23
110 3:18-PO-00096-CMK Jon W. Payne
24 111 3:18-PO-00097-CMK Roy J. Petersen
112 3:18-PO-00102-CMK Franklin A. Patty
25
113 3:18-PO-00114-CMK Nhou C. Vang
26 114 3:18-PO-00123-CMK Charles K. Day
115 3:18-PO-00178-CMK Bobby Manjoet
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116 3:18-PO-00262-DMC Michael J. Singer
28 117 3:18-PO-00281-DMC Daniel R. Bordner
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ECF Case Number Defendant
1
118 3:18-PO-00291-DMC Nicholas P. Johnson
2 119 3:18-PO-00305-DMC Tou Thao
120 3:18-PO-00340-DMC Caleb L. Centeno
3
121 3:18-PO-00342-DMC Darrin R. Dickson
4 122 3:18-PO-00346-DMC John A. Gray Jr
123 3:18-PO-00353-DMC Jackson C. Kircher
5
124 3:18-PO-00357-DMC Tracy A. Line
6 125 3:18-PO-00361-DMC Maguel K. Mendez
126 3:18-PO-00368-DMC Casey J. Rowland
7
127 3:18-PO-00371-DMC Deborah Stein
8 128 3:18-PO-00376-DMC Antonia D. Bautist-Adalson
129 3:18-PO-00382-DMC Jullian J. Haymon
9
130 3:18-PO-00387-DMC Kiel Laubisch
10 131 3:18-PO-00396-DMC Ton Fow Saephan
132 3:18-PO-00401-DMC Deon M. Stanford
11
133 3:18-PO-00418-DMC Jose F. Mendoza
12 134 3:18-PO-00421-DMC Rachel I. Rabago
135 3:18-PO-00423-DMC Eberto Tafolla-Solorio
13
136 3:18-PO-00426-DMC Ethan J. Willison
14 137 3:18-PO-00427-DMC Riley E. Young
138 3:18-PO-00441-DMC Brian J. Schricker
15
139 3:19-PO-00062-DMC Aaron D. Hightower
16 140 3:19-PO-00064-DMC Richard E. Kiser Jr
141 3:19-PO-00082-DMC Michael A. Crist
17
142 3:19-PO-00125-DMC Danny Pitcher
18 143 3:19-PO-00141-DMC Fermin C. Salas Jr
144 3:19-PO-00227-DMC Christina M. Halcon
19
145 3:19-PO-00228-DMC Billy W. Larkins
20 146 3:19-PO-00264-DMC Candice R. Beals
147 3:19-PO-00267-DMC Ismael Caro Jr
21
148 3:20-PO-00002-DMC Christian C. Arguello
22 149 3:20-PO-00005-DMC Daniel R. Bowman
150 3:20-PO-00008-DMC Jerry W. Cox
23
151 3:20-PO-00009-DMC Nathaniel E. Craig
24 152 3:20-PO-00013-DMC Rachelle L. Munoz
153 3:20-PO-00020-DMC Troy C. Tolan
25
154 3:20-PO-00040-DMC Santiago D. Ibanez
26 155 3:20-PO-00137-DMC James Thomas
156 3:20-PO-00216-DMC Jose U. Alvarez-Madrigal
27
157 3:20-PO-00232-DMC Julie M. Byers
28 158 3:20-PO-00273-DMC Zachary M. Hancock
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ECF Case Number Defendant
1
159 3:20-PO-00281-DMC Adrian L. Henson
2 160 3:20-PO-00282-DMC Jon U. Hershman
161 3:20-PO-00291-DMC Jesse C. Keisner
3
162 3:20-PO-00315-DMC Jason F. Munoz
4 163 3:20-PO-00349-DMC Steven W. Schick
164 3:20-PO-00363-DMC Dustin W. Webster
5
165 3:20-PO-00395-DMC Arthur Chacon
6 166 3:20-PO-00414-DMC Vincent Galindo
167 3:20-PO-00428-DMC Shane L. Hayes
7
168 3:20-PO-00449-DMC Matthew C. Morrison
8 169 3:20-PO-00477-DMC Kevin L. Son
170 3:21-PO-00010-DMC Simon L. Bigall
9
171 3:21-PO-00022-DMC Ashley Hitcher
10 172 3:21-PO-00063-DMC Robert J. McMaster
173 3:21-PO-00072-DMC Jim H. Harper
11
174 3:21-PO-00077-DMC Juan Perez
12 175 3:21-PO-00111-DMC Jose J. Esparza
176 3:21-PO-00119-DMC Jon W. Graham
13
177 3:21-PO-00136-DMC Levi M. Rogers
14 178 3:21-PO-00158-DMC Rebecca Clarke
179 3:21-PO-00175-DMC Jade S. Wilt
15
180 3:21-PO-00183-DMC Milton L. Booker
16 181 3:21-PO-00193-DMC Johnny W. Gragg
182 3:21-PO-00195-DMC David W. Griffin
17
183 3:21-PO-00290-DMC Tia A. Smith
18 184 3:21-PO-00324-DMC Colton Hastings
185 3:21-PO-00345-DMC Adrienne J. Blake
19
186 3:22-PO-00018-DMC Brian D. Tynes
20 187 3:22-PO-00030-DMC Anthony Jimenez
188 3:22-PO-00043-DMC Michael J. McDonald
21
189 3:22-PO-00065-DMC Eli J. Hancock
22 190 3:22-PO-00105-DMC Christopher L. Simmons
191 3:22-PO-00117-DMC Sean Roccoforte
23
192 3:22-PO-00222-DMC Valeria C. Diaz
24 193 3:22-PO-00231-DMC Peter J. Grundig
194 3:22-PO-00245-DMC Domanick W. Rawlins
25
195 3:22-PO-00262-DMC Brandy L. Bemis
26 196 3:22-PO-00273-DMC Karolina Hajdas
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OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
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