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*1 Case 8:23-cr-00293-TPB-NHA Document 79 Filed 05/29/25 Page 1 of 2 PageID 320
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Case No. 8:23-cr-293-TPB-NHA SHANE VALMONT,
Defendant. /
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This matter is before the Court on the report and recommendation of Natalie Hirt Adams, United States Magistrate Judge, entered on March 28, 2025. (Doc. 74). Judge Adams recommends that the Court grant Defendant Shane Valmont’s motion to withdraw plea of guilty (Doc. 66). The Government filed an objection (Doc. 75), Defendant responded (Doc. 76), and the Government filed a supplement (Doc. 78). Upon review of the report and recommendation, objection, response, supplement, court file, and record, the Court finds as follows:
Under the Federal Magistrates Act, Congress vests Article III judges with the power to “designate a magistrate judge to hear and determine any pretrial matter pending before the court,” subject to various exceptions. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). The Act further vests magistrate judges with authority to submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for disposition by an Article III judge. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge’s report and
Page 1 of 2 *2 Case 8:23-cr-00293-TPB-NHA Document 79 Filed 05/29/25 Page 2 of 2 PageID 321 recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright , 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982).
After careful consideration of the record, including Judge Adams’s report and recommendation and government’s objections, the Court adopts the report and recommendation. The Court agrees with Judge Adams’s well-reasoned findings and conclusions.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED , ADJUDGED , and DECREED : (1) Judge Adams’s report and recommendation (Doc. 74) is AFFIRMED and
ADOPTED and INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE into this Order for all purposes, including appellate review.
(2) Defendant’s “Motion to Withdraw Plea” (Doc. 66) is GRANTED .
(3) A status conference is set for JUNE 16, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. to determine trial
schedule.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers in Tampa, Florida, this 29th day of May, 2025.
__________________________________________ TOM BARBER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Page 2 of 2