Reported / Citable
Background
Jairo Gomez-Cervantes waived his appearance before the district court and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower to enter a felony plea and participate in the plea colloquy required by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11.
On July 20, 2026, the magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation advising the district court to accept Gomez-Cervantes’s guilty plea. Gomez-Cervantes did not oppose the recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
After reviewing the case file and the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the district court accepted Gomez-Cervantes’s guilty plea to Count 1 of the Information.
The one-page order did not address sentencing or describe the offense charged in Count 1.
Key Takeaways
- The district court accepted Gomez-Cervantes’s guilty plea to Count 1.
- The plea proceedings were conducted by Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower under Rule 11 after Gomez-Cervantes waived appearance before the district court.
- Gomez-Cervantes did not oppose the magistrate judge’s recommendation that the plea be accepted.
Why It Matters
The order confirms the district court’s acceptance of the felony guilty plea following proceedings before a magistrate judge. It resolves acceptance of the plea but does not impose sentence or disclose the nature of Count 1.