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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY 
CENTRAL DIVISION 
FRANKFORT 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
 Plaintiff,  
 
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JAMES L. SHUCK, 
 
            Defendant. 
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Crim. No. 3:25-cr-00011-GFVT-EBA 
 
 
MEMORANDUM OPINION  
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ORDER 
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 This matter is before the Court on the Recommendation to Accept Guilty Plea filed by 
United States Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins.  [R. 31.]  The recommendation instructed the 
parties to file any specific written objections within three (3) business days after being served 
with the decision, or else waive the right to further review.  [Id. at 3.]  The Defendant has not 
objected and the time to do so has passed. 
Upon review, the Court is satisfied that Defendant Shuck knowingly and competently 
pled guilty to the charged offense and that an adequate factual basis supports the plea as to each 
essential element of the offense charged.  Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 
1. Judge Atkins’s Recommendation to Accept Guilty Plea [R. 31] is ADOPTED as 
       and for the Opinion of the Court; 
2. Defendant Shuck is ADJUDGED guilty of Counts One and Three of the Indictment; 
3. The Defendant’s Jury Trial is CANCELLED.  
 
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This the 8th day of June 2026. 
 
 
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