USA v. Figueroa-Figueroa

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
v.
JASAEL FIGUEROA-FIGUEROA,
Defendant.
Crim. No. 24-214 (ADC)
OPINION AND ORDER
I. 	Procedural Background
On January 27, 2025, defendant Jasiel Figueroa-Figueroa (“defendant”) filed a “Motion
to Suppress and Request for Evidentiary Hearing.” ECF No. 21. The same was referred to a
Magistrate Judge for a report and recommendation (“R&R”) on January 28, 2025. ECF No. 27.
Defendant filed a response and a second motion to suppress on March 21, 2025, to which the
government responded on March 24, 2025. ECF Nos. 43, 46. After procedural matters taken care
of, the parties reported being ready for the evidentiary hearing and the same was held on
August 11, 2025. ECF No. 67.
The Magistrate Judge issued her R&R on November 4, 2025. ECF No. 73. At the
November 15, 2025 pre-trial conference, the parties reported that no objections were anticipated.
The time to object elapsed on November 18, 2025.
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II. 	Legal Standard
Absent objections, the Court is free to adopt a report and recommendation’s factual and
legal determinations. See M. v. Falmouth School Department, 847 F.3d 19, 25 (1st Cir. 2017)
(“Absent objection ... a district court has a right to assume that the affected party agrees to the
magistrate's recommendation.”) (cleaned up); see also Roy v. Hanks, No. 22-1302, 2023 WL
3166353, at *1 (1st Cir. Mar. 6, 2023) (“Only those issues fairly raised by… objections to the
magistrate's report are subject to review in the district court….”) (quoting Falmouth); United
States v. Maldonado-Pena, 4 F.4th 1, 20 (1st Cir. 2021) (“[W]hen, as here, a party fails to file an
objection to an R&R, the party has waived any [appellate] review of the district court's
decision.”) (citing United States v. Díaz-Rosado, 857 F.3d 89, 94 (1st Cir. 2017)).
III. 	Conclusion
Accordingly, having performed a review of the R&R and the record, the Court ADOPTS
the R&R at ECF No. 73 and DENIES defendant Jasael Figueroa-Figueroa’s motion to suppress
evidence at ECF No. 25, as per the Magistrate Judge’s findings and recommendation.
SO ORDERED.
At San Juan, Puerto Rico, on this 9th day of January 2025.
S/AIDA M. DELGADO-COLÓN
United States District Judge
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