USA v. Rowlands

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Rowlands, Shawn - Stipulation to Advance
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, CA BN #122664
Federal Defender
LISA NDEMBU LUMEYA DC BN # 90017392
Office of the Federal Defender
2300 Tulare Street, Suite 330
Fresno, CA 93721-2226
Telephone: (559) 487-5561
Fax: (559) 487-5950
Lisa_Lumeya@fd.org
Counsel for Defendant
SHAWN ROWLANDS
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SHAWN ROWLANDS,
Defendant.
Case No. 6:25-mj-00058-HBK
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO
ADVANCE STATUS CONFERENCE AND
CONVERT TO CHANGE OF PLEA AND
SENTENCING HEARING
(Doc. No. 9)
The parties, through their respective counsel, Briana Vollmer, Law Enforcement Specialist,
counsel for the government, and Lisa N. Lumeya, Assistant Federal Defender, counsel for Mr.
Shawn Rowlands, hereby stipulate and request that this Court advance the February 3, 2026, status
conference to January 13, 2026, and convert the status conference to a change of plea and sentencing
hearing.
On December 29, 2025, this Court set a status conference in this matter on February 3, 2026.
Mr. Rowlands requested a status conference on the January 13, 2026, calendar, but the Court set the
hearing on the February calendar in order for the government to provide discovery. The Court
indicated, however, that the parties could advance the hearing should Mr. Rowlands be prepared to
resolve the matter. See ECF No. 4. Mr. Rowlands is now prepared to enter an open plea in this case
and respectfully requests that the February 3 hearing be advanced to January 13, to provide him the
opportunity to do so. The government does not object. Accordingly, the parties stipulate and request
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Rowlands, Shawn - Stipulation to Advance
that Mr. Rowlands’s February 3, 2026, status conference be converted to a change of plea and
sentencing hearing and advanced to January 13, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
ERIC GRANT
United States Attorney
Date: January 7, 2026 /s/ Briana Vollmer
BRIANA M. VOLLMER
Rule 180 US Park Ranger
Law Enforcement Specialist
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS
Federal Defender
Date: January 7, 2026 /s/ Lisa Ndembu Lumeya
Lisa N. Lumeya
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
Shawn Rowlands
O R D E R
Finding good cause, the Court GRANTS the parties’ stipulation (Doc. No. 9) to the extent
set forth herein. Mr. Rowlands’s status conference is hereby advanced to January 13, 2026, at
10:00 a.m., and converted to a change of plea and sentencing hearing.
Dated: January 8, 2026
HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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