Reported / Citable
Background
Feliciano Jaramillo Ruiz waived his appearance before the district court and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane for a felony plea proceeding and an allocution under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11.
On August 4, 2026, the magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation advising the district court to accept Ruiz’s guilty plea. Ruiz did not oppose the recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman reviewed the case file and the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation.
The court accepted Ruiz’s guilty plea to Count 1S of the superseding information.
Key Takeaways
- Ruiz entered a felony guilty plea before a magistrate judge after waiving his appearance before the district judge.
- The magistrate judge recommended acceptance of the plea following the Rule 11 proceeding.
- With no opposition from Ruiz, the district court accepted the guilty plea to Count 1S of the superseding information.
Why It Matters
The order confirms the district court’s acceptance of Ruiz’s guilty plea following a magistrate judge’s plea proceeding and recommendation.
The ruling is limited to acceptance of the plea; the one-page order does not address sentencing or describe the offense charged in Count 1S.