USA v. Potts

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA '
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versus ' NO. 1:24-CR-8-MAC
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CHAD ALAN POTTS '
ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The court referred a petition alleging violations of supervised release conditions to the
Honorable Christine L. Stetson, United States Magistrate Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for
consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court. The court received and
considered the Report of the United States Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such order, along
with the record, pleadings and all available evidence.
At the close of the revocation hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson
recommended:
1. finding the Defendant violated the first 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 4 months’ imprisonment to run concurrently with
his sentence of imprisonment imposed in Cause Nos. 28603, 28604, and 29197 in the
356th District Court, Hardin County, Texas with no supervised release to follow.
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 Chad Alan Potts’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 6th day of January, 2026.
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