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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
GREAT FALLS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
 Plaintiff,
 vs.
JOSEPH YOUNG LODGEPOLE, 
 Defendant.
 CR-21-34-GF-BMM
 
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
United States Magistrate Judge John Johnston entered Findings and
Recommendations in this matter on May 27, 2026. (Doc. 92.)
When a party makes no objections, the Court need not review de novo the
proposed Findings and Recommendations. Bad Old Man v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 153-
52 (1986). This Court will review Judge Johnston’s Findings and
Recommendations, however, for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v.
Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981).

Judge Johnston conducted an initial appearance on May 26, 2026. (Doc. 87.)
The United States accused Joseph Lodgepole (Lodgepole) of violating the
conditions of his supervised release by: (1) failing to report for substance abuse
testing on January 7, 2026; (2) testing positive for marijuana on January 8, 2026,
and admitting to use on January 7, 2026; (3) testing positive for alcohol on January
8, 2026, and admitting to consuming alcohol on January 6, 2026; (4) failing to
notify his probation officer within 10 days of his termination from employment on
January 9, 2026; and (5) failing to report for substance abuse treatment on January
20, 2026 (Doc. 84.)
At the revocation hearings, Lodgepole admitted that he had violated
condition of his supervised release in allegations 1-5 as set forth in the Petition.
(Doc. 51.)
Judge Johnston recommended a sentence of 4 months, with 14 months of
supervised release to follow. (Doc. 92.) The Court advised Lodgepole of his right
to appeal and to allocute before the undersigned. (Doc. 87.) 
The violations Lodgepole admitted proves serious and warrant revocation
of his supervised release. The Court finds no clear error in Judge Johnston’s
Findings and Recommendations. 

 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Judge Johnston’s Findings and
Recommendations (Doc. 92) are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED that Joseph Lodgepole be sentenced for a term of 4 months, with 14
months of supervised release to follow.
DATED this 12th day of June 2026.

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