Case Document 21 Filed 03/01/18 Page 1 of 1 Page D# 302 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No: 1:18-cr-83 (TSE) V. RICHARD W. GATES Defendant. ORDER GRANTING THE UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS CHARGES AGAINST DEFENDANT RICHARD W. GATES WITHOUT PREJUDICE The Court having considered the govemment?s motion, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a), to dismiss without prejudice the charges in Counts 5 through 10 and 15 through 32 of the Superseding Indictment against defendant Richard W. Gates 111, it is hereby ORDERED that the govemment?s motion is It is further ORDERED that the charges in Counts 5 through 10 and 15 through 32 of the Superseding Indictment are dismissed without prejudice as to defendant Gates. It is further ORDERED that defendant Gates' motion to continue the arraignment (Doc. 19) is DENIED AS MOOT. Alexandria, Virginia March 1, 2018