UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA

HAMMOND DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

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v. ) CAUSE NO.: 2:15-CR-2-PPS-JEM

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JOSE LUIS RUIZ-MEDINA, )

Defendant. ) 

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY BY DEFENDANT JOSE LUIS RUIZ-MEDINA

TO: THE HONORABLE PHILIP P. SIMON,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Upon Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina’s request to enter a plea of guilty pursuant to Rule

11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter came for hearing before Magistrate Judge

John E. Martin, on January 14, 2015, with the consent of Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina, counsel

for Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina, and counsel for the United States of America.

The hearing on Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina’s plea of guilty was in full compliance

with Rule 11, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, before the Magistrate Judge in open court and

on the record.

In consideration of that hearing and the statements made by Defendant Jose Luis RuizMedina under oath on the record and in the presence of counsel, the remarks of the Assistant United

States Attorney and of counsel for Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina,

I FIND as follows:

(1) that Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina understands the nature of the charge against him

to which the plea is offered;

(2) that Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina understands his right to trial by jury, to persist in

his plea of not guilty, to the assistance of counsel at trial, to confront and cross-examine adverse
witnesses, and his right against compelled self-incrimination;

(3) that Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina understands what the maximum possible sentence

is, including the effect of the supervised release term, and Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina

understands that the sentencing guidelines apply and that the Court may depart from those guidelines

under some circumstances;

(4) that the plea of guilty by Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina has been knowingly and

voluntarily made and is not the result of force or threats or of promises;

(5) that Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina is competent to plead guilty;

(6) that Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina understands that his answers may later be used

against him in a prosecution for perjury or false statement;

(7) that there is a factual basis for Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina’s plea; and further,

I RECOMMEND that the Court accept Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina’s plea of guilty to the

offense charged in Count 1 of the Information and that Defendant Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina be

adjudged guilty of the offense charged in Count 1 of the Information and have sentence imposed. 

A Presentence Report has been ordered. Should this Report and Recommendation be accepted and

Jose Luis Ruiz-Medina be adjudged guilty, sentencing before Chief Judge Philip P. Simon will be

set at a later date by separate order. Objections to the Findings and Recommendation are waived

unless filed and served within fourteen (14) days. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

So ORDERED this 14th day of January, 2015.

s/ John E. Martin 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN E. MARTIN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

cc: All counsel of record

Honorable Philip P. Simon