DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
BETEL AUGUSTO ROSARIO PAULINO, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:17-cr-0023 
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ORDER  
BEFORE THE COURT is Defendant Betel Augusto Rosario Paulino’s (“Rosario 
Paulino”) Motion for Extension of Time to File Supplemental Brief in Support of Motion for 
Compassionate Relief and Motion to Enlarge CJA Appointment, filed on June 29, 2021. (ECF No. 
371.) Also before the Court is Rosario Paulino’s pro se Letter, filed on May 11, 2021, which 
the Court is construing as a pro se motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 369.) 
 
The foregoing considered, it is hereby 
ORDERED that Defendant Rosario Paulino’s motion for extension of time to file 
supplemental brief and to enlarge CJA appointment, ECF No. 371, is GRANTED; it is further 
ORDERED that the previous July 1, 2021 deadline to file a supplemental brief in 
support of Rosario Paulino’s motion for compassionate release is EXTENDED to July 22, 
2021; it is further 
ORDERED that the appointment of Lorenzo J. Palomares, Esq. is hereby ENLARGED 
to include representation of Rosario Paulino in his petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255. The 
defendant is presently detained; it is further 
ORDERED that there SHALL be no further pro se filings in these matters by Rosario 
Paulino, who is represented by Counsel; it is further 
 
ORDERED that the Office of the United States Marshal shall serve any and all 
processes in connection with the above-captioned matter.  
 
Dated: July 2, 2021  
 
/s/Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
Robert A. Molloy 
 
 
  
 
                                         CHIEF JUDGE 
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