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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 CRIMINAL ACTION 
VERSUS 
 
 NO. 20-92 
ISHAIS PRICE 
 
 SECTION “R” (4) 
 
 
ORDER AND REASONS 
 
  
 Defendant, Ishais Price, was charged in an indictment on September 
18, 2020 .1  Defendant ’s rearraignment is set for March 23 , 2022.  In the 
midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has allowed felony plea hearings 
under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to be conducted by 
videoconference when the hearing cannot be conducted in person without 
seriously jeopardizing health and safety, and the Court  finds for specific 
reasons that the rearraignment cannot be delayed without serious harm to 
the interests of justice.  See Pub. L. No. 116-136, § 15002(b)(2), 134 Stat. 281, 
528-29 (2020) [hereinafter “CARES Act.”].   
 The Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana has specifically 
found that felony plea hearings under Rule 11 cannot be conducted in person 
without seriously jeopardizing public health and safety.  See Eastern District 
 
1  R. Doc. 1.  
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of Louisiana, General Order 2 2-1.  The Court finds pursuant to Section 
15002(b)(2) of the CARES Act, and in accordance with General Order 22 -1 
of the Eastern District of Louisiana , that defendant’s rearraignment cannot 
be further delayed without serious harm to the interests of justice.  This is  
specifically because of the backlog of cases caused by the COVID -19 
pandemic.  
 Defendant’s rearraignment hearing is therefore set for MARCH 23 , 
2022, at 11:00 a.m. The rearraignment hearing shall be conducted by  
videoconference.   
 
New Orleans, Louisiana, this _____ day of March, 2022. 
 
 
_____________________ 
SARAH S. VANCE 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
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