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U.S. v. Steffen

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division
Nov 9, 2010
Case No. 4:10CR371 JCH (E.D. Mo. Nov. 9, 2010)

Opinion

Case No. 4:10CR371 JCH.

November 9, 2010


ORDER


This matter is before the Court on Defendant's pre-trial Motion to Dismiss Indictment for Insufficiency and Failure to State an Offense (Doc. No. 29). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), this matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Mary Ann L. Medler, who filed a Report and Recommendation on October 25, 2010. Neither party submitted objections to the Report and Recommendation.

Magistrate Judge Medler recommends that the Court grant Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment for Failure to State an Offense, and dismiss the Indictment. After de novo review of the entire record in this matter, the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge's recommendation.

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge [Doc. No. 43] is SUSTAINED, ADOPTED, AND INCORPORATED herein.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment for Failure to State an Offense [Doc. No. 29] is GRANTED, and the Indictment in this matter [Doc. No. 1] is DISMISSED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Alternative Motion to Dismiss the Indictment for Insufficiency [Doc. No. 29] is DENIED as moot.

Dated this 9th day of November, 2010.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Steffen

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division
Nov 9, 2010
Case No. 4:10CR371 JCH (E.D. Mo. Nov. 9, 2010)
Case details for

U.S. v. Steffen

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff(s), v. JOHN R. STEFFEN, Defendant(s)

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division

Date published: Nov 9, 2010

Citations

Case No. 4:10CR371 JCH (E.D. Mo. Nov. 9, 2010)

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