*1 M C GREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
KATHERINE T. LYDON
SHEA J. KENNY
Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 554-2700
Facsimile: (916) 554-2900
Attorneys for the
United States of America
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CASE NO. 2:17-CR-00195 JAM Plaintiff, MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS 3 AND 4
OF INDICTMENT AGAINST v. DEFENDANT MARIA EVA VELEZ
WITHOUT PREJUDICE; ORDER GUSTAVO ARAUJO LERMA, aka Hiram
Velez, and
MARIA VELEZ,
Defendants. Pursuant to Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the United States of America, by and through its undersigned attorneys, hereby files this motion and proposed order to dismiss Counts 3 and 4 of the Indictment returned October 16, 2017, against defendant Maria Eva Velez only, in the above-captioned matter without prejudice. The charges against her co-defendant should remain. Dated: July 12, 2019 M C GREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney B y: /s/ KATHERINE T. LYDON KATHERINE T. LYDON Assistant United States Attorney M OTION TO D ISMISS C OUNTS 3 AND 4 A GAINST V ELEZ 1 U NITED S TATES V . A RAUJO L ERMA AND M ARIA
V ELEZ *2 FINDINGS AND ORDER Based upon the United States’ Motion to Dismiss Counts 3 and 4 of Indictment, the United States’ motion is GRANTED this 15 th day of July, 2019. Counts 3 and 4 of the October 26, 2017 indictment against defendant Maria Eva Velez in Case Number 2:17-cr-195 JAM are dismissed without prejudice.
Dated: July 15, 2019 /s/ John A. Mendez HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Court Judge M OTION TO D ISMISS C OUNTS 3 AND 4 A GAINST V ELEZ 2 U NITED S TATES V . A RAUJO L ERMA AND M ARIA
V ELEZ