Opinion
Case No. 06-4002-14-CR-C-NKL.
August 3, 2007
ORDER
On June 19, 2007, United States Magistrate Judge William A. Knox recommended that the Court enter an Order denying Christopher Lee Loethen's ("Loethen") motion for severance because Loethen has absconded. See Report and Recommendation [Doc. # 468]. The Court concurs. See United States v. Vasquez-Gutierrez, 335 F.3d 731, 732 (8th Cir. 2003) ("a defendant that has voluntarily fled — and remains a fugitive — is not entitled to appellate relief") (citing Molinaro v. New Jersey, 396 U.S. 365, 366 (1970). Judge Knox's Report and Recommendation of June 19, 2007 [Doc. # 468], is therefore ADOPTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.