USA v. Hoffpowier

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA '
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v. ' NO. 1:25-CR-98
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MICHAEL CHARLES HOFFPOWIER '
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The court referred a petition alleging violations of supervised release conditions to the
Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate Judge, for consideration pursuant to
applicable laws and orders of this court. The court has received and considered the Judge’s
Report, the record, pleadings and all available evidence.
At the close of the revocation hearing, Judge Zack Hawthorn recommended:
1. finding the Defendant violated the third allegation in the petition that he failed to follow
a standard condition of release;
2. revoking the Defendant’s supervised release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583; and
3. sentencing the defendant to a term of 7 months’ imprisonment to be served at the
Federal Correctional Institution in Beaumont, Texas, if the Bureau of Prisons can
accommodate such request, with two years of supervised release to follow. The court
adopts the magistrate judge’s findings for the imposition of the same standard,
mandatory, and special conditions of supervised release previously imposed when the
Defendant was originally sentenced.
At the close of the revocation hearing, the Defendant, defense counsel, and counsel for
the Government each signed a standard form waiving their right to object to the proposed
findings and recommendations contained in the magistrate judge’s report, consenting to
revocation of supervised release and imposition of the sentence recommended. The Defendant
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also waived his right to be present with counsel and to speak at sentencing before the court
imposes the recommended sentence.
Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are
correct and the report of the magistrate judge is ADOPTED. It is therefore
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the petition is GRANTED and Michael Charles
Hoffpowier’s supervised release is REVOKED.
Judgment and commitment will be entered separately, in accordance with the magistrate
judge’s recommendations.
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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 22nd day of January, 2026.
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