UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PATE

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	:
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v. 	: 	CASE NO.: 7:25-CR-03 (WLS-ALS)
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DONALD BENJAMIN PATE, 	:
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Defendant. 	:
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ORDER
The Court intends to notice this case for the February 2026 trial term. Parties’ counsel
shall review the case, confer, and inform the Court no later than Wednesday, November 26,
2025, whether any matters require a hearing or further briefing or whether the case is ready to
proceed to trial. If this case is not ready for trial, a motion to continue the trial should be filed
immediately for the Court’s timely consideration; otherwise, this case will be noticed for a
pretrial conference.
SO ORDERED, this 13th day of November 2025.
/s/ W. Louis Sands
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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