(a) Felony Pleas
Plea agreements in felony cases must be:
(1) in a written document approved by:
[A] the United States Attorney or his/her designee,
[B] counsel for the defendant, and
[C] the defendant; and
(2) filed with the court by noon of the business day preceding the proposed change of
plea hearing. If unsigned, a courtesy copy must be provided to Chambers by the
same deadline.
(b) Misdemeanor Pleas
The court may require a plea agreement in a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor
case to conform to this rule.
(c) Superseding Charging Documents
Any superseding charging documents associated with a change of plea must be provided
to Chambers by noon of the business day preceding the proposed change of plea
hearing, if unsigned.
(d) Contents
The plea agreement must contain the following:
(1) the charge or charges to which a plea of guilty will be entered and the disposition to
be made of other charges;
(2) the subparagraph of Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1), under which the agreement has
been entered;
(3) all maximum and mandatory minimum statutory penalties applicable to a count of
conviction;
(4) any agreements of the parties as to disposition of the counts of conviction,
including specific references to United States Sentencing Guidelines;
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(5) the elements of each count of conviction;
(6) facts that demonstrate, independent of the indictment or information, the factual
basis for each count to which a plea of guilty is entered;
(7) if restitution is not proposed where there is an identifiable loss and victim, contain a
statement of facts demonstrating that restitution is not warranted;
(8) any provision for forfeiture of assets; and
(9) an acknowledgment of defendant's waiver of rights with respect to trial.
(e) Addendum to Plea Agreement
In each case, a “Plea Agreement Addendum” must be filed under seal in conjunction with
every Plea Agreement.
(1) If a criminal defendant has agreed to cooperate, the Plea Agreement Addendum
must contain the terms of the cooperation agreement;
(2) If the criminal defendant and the United States have not entered into a cooperation
agreement, the Plea Agreement Addendum must indicate that no such agreement
exists;
