Vickers
United States v. Vickers
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Mueller, J.
ORDER
In a previous order, this court granted the government’s motion to forfeit defendant Troy Lee Vickers’ $50,000 unsecured appearance bond. ECF No. 73. The government now seeks an order that Vickers actually pay the entire $50,000, although it requests his surety, Sandra Grant, not be ordered to pay any portion of it. ECF No. 82. The motion is unopposed, as agreed in Vickers’ plea agreement. See Plea Agreement 5, ECF No. 69. The court heard the government’s argument on this question at Vickers’ sentencing, see Minutes, ECF No. 85, and now denies the motion.
I. BACKGROUND
In July 2013, a grand jury indicted Vick-ers on a single count of receiving child pornography. ECF No. 1. He was arraigned about a week later and was released on several conditions. Minutes, ECF No. 7. He and Sandra Grant, his sister and surety, signed a $50,000 unsecured appearance bond. Bond, ECF No. 10. The bond required Vickers’ appearance at any hearings and at trial as ordered by this court. Id. The court issued an order for his release, noting the bond and imposing conditions. ECF No. 8. Among other things, those conditions required him to appear on time at all proceedings, ECF No. 9, and forbade him…