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Law Office of BreAnne Ruelas 
BreAnne Ruelas, State Bar No 327290 
5330 Office Center Court, Suite 55 
Bakersfield, CA 93309 
Tel: (661) 868-8956 
bruelas@breanneruelaslaw.com 
 
 
Attorney for Defendant 
Hugo Norberto Adrian Jr. 
 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
 Plaintiff, 
 
 v. 
 
HUGO NORBERTO-ADRIAN JR., 
 
 Defendant. 
 
 
 

 
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE 
SENTECNING HEARING 
 
DATE: July 13, 2026 
TIME: 9:30 AM 
COURT: Hon. Kirk E. Sherriff 
 
JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE PRELIMINARY HEARING 
Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its counsel of record, and defendant, by and 
through defendant’s counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows: 
1. By previous order, this supervised release petition was set for a Sentencing Hearing on 
July 13, 2026 in front of the Honorable Kirk E. Sherriff. 
2. On May 13, 2026, Defense Counsel Breanne Ruelas was appointed to represent the 
Defendant. 
3. On May 14, 2026, the government provided discovery to Defense Counsel Ruelas. 
4. Defense counsel recently was able to confer with defendant regarding sentencing and 
mitigation. 
5. Defense counsel requires additional time to investigate and prepare mitigation, including 
interviewing family members and gathering supporting documentation for submission to the court. In 
addition, defense counsel is currently scheduled to begin a jury trial in Kern County on June 15, 2026, 

 
 
 
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which will substantially limit counsel’s ability to complete the sentencing memorandum and supporting 
materials before the currently scheduled hearing. 
6. Accordingly, defense counsel and the government jointly request that the sentencing 
hearing currently set for June 15, 2026 be continued to July 13, 2026, in order to allow sufficient time 
for defense counsel to complete the mitigation investigation, prepare a sentencing memorandum, and 
submit supporting mitigating materials on defendant’s behalf. 
IT IS SO STIPULATED. 
 
 
Dated: June 10, 2026 
 
ERIC GRANT 
United States Attorney 
 
 
/s/ LUKE BATY 
 LUKE BATY 
Assistant United States Attorney 
 
 
Dated: June 10, 2026 /s/ BREANNE RUELAS 
 BREANNE RUELAS 
Counsel for Defendant 
Hugo Norberto-Adrian Jr. 
 
 

 
 
 
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 ORDER 
Based upon the stipulation and representations of the parties, the Court orders that the sentencing 
hearing currently set for June 15, 2026, be continued until July 13, 2026, at 09:30 a.m., in Courtroom 6, 
before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. 
 
 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
 
 Dated: June 10, 2026 
 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 

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