UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BROWNSVILLE DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA §
vs § Criminal No.
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DEFENDANT’S WRITTEN WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 10(b), the undersigned Defendant, affirming
that he/she has been charged via indictment and has received a copy thereof, HEREBY pleads not
guilty to the charged contained therein, requests a trial by jury, and waives appearance at the
arraignment scheduled in this case for ____________________________, 2023.
Respectfully submitted, this ________ day of ___________________, 2023.
__________________________ _______________________________
Printed Name of Defendant Signature of Defendant
__________________________ _______________________________
Printed Name of Attorney Signature Attorney for Defendant
ORDER
Based on the affirmations contained in Defendant’s Written Waiver of Arraignment above, the Court
HEREBY
Accepts Defendant’s waiver, excuses his/her attendance at the arraignment scheduled in this case
and ORDERS that this case be removed from the list of arraignments scheduled for
_____________________________, 2023.
DONE at Brownsville, Texas this _______ day of _____________________, 2023.
_______________________
Ignacio Torteya, III
United States Magistrate Judge
NOTE: To enter a plea of not guilty and waive appearance at arraignment, file this completed waiver with the court
under Waivers, using event Waiver of Presence at Arraignment, no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled
arraignment. When the waiver is properly filed, the Arraignment is automatically canceled and removed from the
court’s calendar, and the case will proceed as laid out in the Scheduling Order.
