LTS Conflicts May 2026; Plea Standing Order LTS - Revised May 2020

=== LTS Conflicts May 2026 ===

Judge Strand’s Conflict List (May 8, 2026) Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (mutual funds) June E. Nylen Cancer Center, Sioux City, Iowa Iowa Health System d/b/a UnityPoint Health Latham & Watkins, LLP John C. “Jack” Ehrich, Attorney Buchheit & Ehrich Law PLC

=== Plea Standing Order LTS - Revised May 2020 ===

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA IN THE MATTER OF GUILTY PLEAS BEFORE CHIEF UNITED STATES JUDGE LEONARD T. STRAND STANDING ORDER (Issued January 27, 2021) ____________________ IT IS ORDERED that the following procedures shall apply to guilty plea proceedings before Chief United States Judge Leonard T. Strand: 1. 2. 3. 4. A lawyer representing a defendant at a guilty plea proceeding will not be permitted to use the time scheduled for the plea hearing to prepare the defendant for the taking of the guilty plea. The preparations for a guilty plea hearing are to be completed as soon as practicable, but not later than the day before the plea hearing. This requirement applies in all cases, including cases involving interpreters. Detention status pending sentencing: No later than three business days prior to the plea hearing, a party should notify chambers and opposing counsel if the party intends to seek a change in Defendant’s detention status or to present evidence on the issue of detention pending sentencing. The party should provide an estimate of the number of anticipated witnesses and the length of time needed to present evidence. The Court may schedule a separate detention hearing. Copy of plea agreement: By 12:00 p.m. on the last business day prior to the plea hearing, the government should provide the Court and opposing counsel, by email (to [email protected] and to Judge Strand’s Judicial Assistant), a copy of the written plea agreement (where there is one). The plea agreement will be addressed at the plea hearing regarding whether it will be filed as an exhibit and/or whether it will be sealed. Rule 11 letter: By 12:00 p.m. on the last business day prior to the plea hearing, the government should provide the Court and opposing counsel, by email (to [email protected] and to Judge Strand’s Judicial Assistant), the Rule 11 letter (LCrR 11(b . The Rule 11 letter should: a. Reference the source upon which the government is relying to establish the elements of the offense. When possible, the government should rely on the Eighth Circuit Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions. subject b. Identify all collateral consequences resulting from a guilty plea, including whether defendant: (a) is waiving appeal rights; (b) may be immigration consequences; (c) may have to pay restitution; (d) may have to register as a sex offender; and (e) will be forfeiting property. The letter need not include the potential penalty for violation of supervised release conditions. to deportation or other c. Set forth the factual nexus between the crime(s) of conviction and the property the government seeks to forfeit (if the government is seeking forfeiture of property as a result of the guilty plea). d. Inform the court whether any victims of the offense(s) wish to address the court at the hearing. e. Address whether detention pending sentencing is mandatory and if so, whether any exceptional circumstances may exist for the court to determine the issue of detention pending sentencing. The Rule 11 letter does not need to include the statutory language of the offense(s) of conviction. If the parties have entered into a plea agreement and the plea agreement addresses each of the items listed above, the government need only provide a copy of the plea agreement, and not a Rule 11 letter, in advance of the plea hearing. IT IS SO ORDERED this 27th day of January, 2021. __________________________ Leonard T. Strand, Chief Judge 2