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Motion to Dismiss and Recall Bench Warrants — In re Marijuana Possession Dismissals (Document 5)

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United States's Motion to Dismiss and Recall Bench Warrants, with an order, concerning marijuana possession cases in the Eastern District of California. The motion cites the October 6, 2022 presidential proclamation pardoning federal misdemeanor marijuana possession offenses and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a). It asks the Court to dismiss the 196 misdemeanor marijuana possession cases listed in Exhibit A and to recall all associated warrants. In the order dated August 9, 2023, the Chief Magistrate Judge orders dismissal of each case listed in Exhibit A and recall of all warrants associated with each case. The order directs the Clerk of the Court to file a copy in each listed case.

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“Motion to Dismiss and Recall Bench Warrants — In re Marijuana Possession Dismissals (Document 5).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/court-filing-no-3-21-po-00290-dkt-5-e-d-cal-befe2b56a4/, SHA-256 d1ad5be95dcbcf40f462648407236efe71cf887ab6158302fef5641e825a9a87.

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                 Case 3:21-po-00290-DMC 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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27   1
         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
               Case 3:21-po-00290-DMC Document 5 Filed 08/10/23 Page 2 of 7


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
             Case 3:21-po-00290-DMC Document 5 Filed 08/10/23 Page 3 of 7


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                                              Exhibit A
3                                   List of Cases to be Dismissed
4

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
     MOTION AND ORDER TO
     DISMISS AND RECALL BENCH WARRANTS            3                 IN RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
                                                                        OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
             Case 3:21-po-00290-DMC Document 5 Filed 08/10/23 Page 4 of 7

                             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
5
                       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
7
                       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
11
                       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
13
                       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
15
                       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
17
                       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
19
                       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
21
                       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
23
                       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
25
                       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
27
                       75    3:17-PO-00229-CMK       Kevin L. Turner
28                     76    3:17-PO-00242-CMK       Tianna M. Lee
     MOTION AND ORDER TO
     DISMISS AND RECALL BENCH WARRANTS           4              IN RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
                                                                    OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
             Case 3:21-po-00290-DMC Document 5 Filed 08/10/23 Page 5 of 7

                             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
27
                       116   3:18-PO-00262-DMC       Michael J. Singer
28                     117   3:18-PO-00281-DMC       Daniel R. Bordner
     MOTION AND ORDER TO
     DISMISS AND RECALL BENCH WARRANTS           5             IN RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
                                                                   OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
             Case 3:21-po-00290-DMC Document 5 Filed 08/10/23 Page 6 of 7

                             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
     MOTION AND ORDER TO
     DISMISS AND RECALL BENCH WARRANTS           6              IN RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
                                                                    OF OCTOBER 6, 2022
             Case 3:21-po-00290-DMC Document 5 Filed 08/10/23 Page 7 of 7

                             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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     MOTION AND ORDER TO
     DISMISS AND RECALL BENCH WARRANTS           7              IN RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
                                                                    OF OCTOBER 6, 2022


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