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USA v. Estrada Cortave

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District Court of the Virgin Islands (federal)
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Court Record
Date
2026-01-23
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2
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ADONIAS ESTRADA CORTAVE, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:25-cr-0073 ) ) ) ) ) ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge dated January 7, 2026, recommending that the Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment, Reentry of Removed Alien, a violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a), be accepted, and the Defendant be adjudged guilty. (ECF No. 27.) Also before the Court is Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Expedite Sentencing. (ECF No. 30.) The parties communicated and the Government advised it will defer to the court. Id. at 2. The deadline for filing written objections to the Report and Recommendation has passed and no objection has been filed. Accordingly, after careful consideration and review, there being no objection to the motion, and in light of the circumstances of this case, it is hereby ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. …

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ADONIAS ESTRADA CORTAVE, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:25-cr-0073 ) ) ) ) ) ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge dated January 7, 2026, recommending that the Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment, Reentry of Removed Alien, a violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a), be accepted, and the Defendant be adjudged guilty. (ECF No. 27.) Also before the Court is Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Expedite Sentencing. (ECF No. 30.) The parties communicated and the Government advised it will defer to the court. Id. at 2. The deadline for filing written objections to the Report and Recommendation has passed and no objection has been filed. Accordingly, after careful consideration and review, there being no objection to the motion, and in light of the circumstances of this case, it is hereby ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 27, is ADOPTED; it is further ORDERED that Defendant Adonias Estrada Cortave’s plea of guilty as to Count One of the Indictment is ACCEPTED, and that Adonias Estrada Cortave is adjudged GUILTY on that count; it is further Case: 3:25-cr-00073-RAM-GAT Document #: 31 Filed: 01/23/26 Page 1 of 2 United States v. Adonias Estrada Cortave Case No. 3:25-cr-0073 Order ORDERED that Defendant Adonias Estrada Cortave’s Unopposed Motion to Expedite Sentencing, ECF No. 30, is GRANTED to the extent that the Court will expedite the sentencing hearing in this matter; it is further ORDERED that, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c)(1)(A), the U.S. Probation Office shall conduct a presentence investigation for the preparation of a presentence report; it is further ORDERED that the U.S. Probation Office shall disclose the final presentence report to the parties no later than February 20, 2026, it is further ORDERED that the parties are excused from filing a sentencing memorandum and will be allowed to allocute at the sentencing hearing; and it is further ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on March 6, 2026, at 9:30 A.M. in STT Courtroom No. 1. Dated: January 23, 2026 /s/ Robert A. Molloy ROBERT A. MOLLOY Chief Judge Case: 3:25-cr-00073-RAM-GAT Document #: 31 Filed: 01/23/26 Page 2 of 2