Summary:       An indictment was filed against the defendant in the Western District of Kentucky. The defendant was arrested in the District of North Dakota and requested a Rule 20 Transfer of his case to North Dakota. The defendant has failed to appear at scheduled hearings in this district. The Government filed a motion to vacate the Rule 20 Transfer, arguing that the defendant’s failure to appear is in violation of the rule. The Court granted the Government’s motion and vacated the Rule 20 Transfer, finding that by failing to appear at the scheduled hearings, the defendant is continuing to maintain a de facto not guilty plea to the charges.


Case Name: USA v. Tyrone Roper

Case Number: 4-08-cr-22

Docket Number: 23

Date Filed: 10/21/09

Nature of Suit:

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION
 

United States of America,

Plaintiff,

-vs-

Tyrone Roper,

Defendant.

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) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
) VACATE DEFENDANT’S RULE 20
) TRANSFER
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) Case No. 4:08-cr-22
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