USA v. Medina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DECISION AND ORDER
v. 	25-CR-145-A
RUBEN L. MEDINA,
Defendant.
This case was referred to Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy, pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) for the conduct of pretrial proceedings. On December 16, 2025,
Defendant Ruben L. Medina appeared before Magistrate Judge McCarthy, waived his
right to indictment (Dkt. No. 28) and entered a plea of guilty to a one-count superseding
information (Dkt. No. 29), which charges him with one count of possession of 5 grams
or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §
814(a)(1), pursuant to a written plea agreement. (Dkt. No. 30).
Magistrate Judge McCarthy issued a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 31)
confirming his oral findings that Defendant’s plea of guilty was knowing, voluntary, and
supported by a factual basis. No timely objections to the Report and Recommendation
have been filed. It is hereby
ORDERED that, upon review of the waiver of indictment (Dkt. No. 28), the
superseding information (Dkt. No. 29), the plea agreement (Dkt. No. 30), and the plea
transcript (Dkt. No. 33) of the December 16, 2025, change-of-plea proceeding before
the Magistrate Judge; and the Report and Recommendation, the Court finds that all the
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requirements of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11 have been carefully
followed. Defendant’s waiver of his right to indictment together with his plea of guilty
were knowing, voluntary, and supported by a factual basis. The Magistrate Judge
informed Defendant, who was placed under oath and addressed personally in open
court, of Defendant’s rights and the trial rights he was waiving should the Court accept
his plea of guilty, the nature of the charge to which he was pleading guilty, and any
maximum possible penalty, among the other requirements listed in the Rule. The
Magistrate Judge determined that Defendant understood the foregoing. Accordingly,
Defendant’s plea of guilty is accepted based upon the oral findings of the Magistrate
Judge as confirmed in the written Report and Recommendation.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 19, 2026 at 11:30 am. The parties are
directed to the Court’s forthcoming Text Order for the submission of sentencing
documents.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
___s/Richard J. Arcara________
HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Dated: January 12, 2026
Buffalo, New York
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