Today is the Sentencing for Hannah Dugan

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The defense is asking for a sentence of time served.

The defense also requested that Dugan address the court directly and that brief oral statements be permitted from Janine Geske and Gregory P. O'Meara, S.J.

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The offense stems from events of April 18, 2025, involving Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a criminal defendant scheduled to appear in the defendant's courtroom and facing charges of assaulting three victims. Federal authorities planned a "low-key, safe arrest" involving six officers inside the courthouse. Prosecutors say the defendant instead worked to help Flores-Ruiz avoid federal agents.

The government points to two statements as evidence of intent: "I'll do it. I'll get the heat," reportedly said in response to a court reporter's offer to show Flores-Ruiz the stairwell door, and "I'm in the doghouse with Carl because I tried to help that guy."

According to the memorandum, the defendant:

*Failed to call the case on the record or notify the three victims, who waited more than an hour and left "upset and confused" after learning it had been adjourned without their involvement.
*Directed a colleague, Judge Kristela Cervera, to keep her robe on and accompany her as "a show of force" when confronting agents, and later used Judge Cervera to occupy officers while the defendant rushed Flores-Ruiz's case.
*Adopted a trial strategy that, prosecutors argue, unfairly portrayed Judge Cervera "as a liar."

The government notes that the planned arrest turned into a foot chase outside the courthouse through moving traffic on N. 10th Street, in poor weather with reduced visibility, endangering Flores-Ruiz, agents, and drivers. Prosecutors concede endangerment "may not have been the defendant's intent" but call the outcome "reasonably foreseeable."

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Federal prosecutors are not explicitly asking for prison time, but noted federal guidelines would range from 15 to 21 months in prison.

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