USA v. Orr et al
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 3:24-cr-0013 v. ) ) MIGUEL ORR and ROMAINE BETTY, ) ) Defendants. ) ___ ) APPEARANCES: CHERRISSE R. WOODS, ESQ. DELIA L. SMITH, ESQ. ADAM FRANCIS SLEEPER, ESQ. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR PLAINTIFF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA KIA DANIELLE SEARS, ESQ. MATTHEW A. CAMPBELL, ESQ. OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR DEFENDANT MIGUEL ORR JENNIE ESPADA, ESQ. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO FOR DEFENDANT ROMAINE BETTY ORDER BEFORE THE COURT are the Government’s Motion in Limine and to Resolve MDLEA Jurisdiction Prior to Trial, (ECF No. 287), and the Government’s Amended Motion in Limine and to Resolve MDLEA Jurisdiction Prior to Trial, (ECF No. 293), filed on January 6, 2026. Case: 3:24-cr-00013-RAM-GAT Document #: 322 Filed: 01/13/26 Page 1 of 2 United States v. Miquel Orr and Romaine Betty Case No. 24-cr-0013 Order Defendant Miguel Orr filed his opposition on January 11, 2026.0F1 (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, ) ) Case No. 3:24-cr-0013 v. ) ) MIGUEL ORR and ROMAINE BETTY, ) ) Defendants. ) ___ ) APPEARANCES: CHERRISSE R. WOODS, ESQ. DELIA L. SMITH, ESQ. ADAM FRANCIS SLEEPER, ESQ. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR PLAINTIFF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA KIA DANIELLE SEARS, ESQ. MATTHEW A. CAMPBELL, ESQ. OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR DEFENDANT MIGUEL ORR JENNIE ESPADA, ESQ. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO FOR DEFENDANT ROMAINE BETTY ORDER BEFORE THE COURT are the Government’s Motion in Limine and to Resolve MDLEA Jurisdiction Prior to Trial, (ECF No. 287), and the Government’s Amended Motion in Limine and to Resolve MDLEA Jurisdiction Prior to Trial, (ECF No. 293), filed on January 6, 2026. Case: 3:24-cr-00013-RAM-GAT Document #: 322 Filed: 01/13/26 Page 1 of 2 United States v. Miquel Orr and Romaine Betty Case No. 24-cr-0013 Order Defendant Miguel Orr filed his opposition on January 11, 2026.0F1 (ECF No. 311.) Defendant Romaine Betty joined in Orr’s opposition. (ECF No. 312.) For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion of even date, it is hereby ORDERED that the Government’s Motion in Limine and to Resolve MDLEA Jurisdiction Prior to Trial, ECF No. 287, is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part; it is further ORDERED that the Government’s Amended Motion in Limine and to Resolve MDLEA Jurisdiction Prior to Trial, ECF No. 293, is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part. The Government’s request for a preliminary determination of jurisdiction is GRANTED. The Government’s request to admit the Certification is DENIED; and it is further ORDERED that Defendant Romaine Betty’s Motion to Join Motion to (Docket 311) of Co-Defendant Miguel Orr, ECF No. 312, is GRANTED. Dated: January 13, 2026 /s/Robert A. Molloy ________ ROBERT A. MOLLOY Chief Judge 1 Defendants also expressed their opposition to the Government’s motions to file out of time on the record at the pretrial status conference held on January 6, 2026. (See also ECF No. 289 ¶2.) Case: 3:24-cr-00013-RAM-GAT Document #: 322 Filed: 01/13/26 Page 2 of 2