UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK      UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,      v.    LARRY WATKINS, JR.,    Defendant.              21-CR-50  DECISION & ORDER        The defendant, Larry Watkins, Jr., was charged in an indictment with being a  felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1)  and 924(a)(2). Docket Item 10. On April 8, 2021, the case was referred to United  States Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., for all proceedings under 28 U.S.C.  § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B). Docket Item 12.  On May 22, 2021, Watkins moved,inter alia, to suppress evidence and  statements. Docket Item 16. On June 11, 2021, the government responded, Docket  Item 18, and on June 18, 2021, Watkins replied, Docket Item 21. Judge Schroeder  heard oral argument on June 28, 2021, and determined that an evidentiary hearing was  necessary. That hearing was conducted on August 17, 2021, and the parties submit ed  post-hearing briefs on November 29, 2021, Docket Items 33 and 34.  On March 24, 2022, Judge Schroeder issued a Report, Recommendation, and  Order (“RR&O”) recommending that this Court grant in part and deny in part Watkins’s  motion to suppress. Docket Item 42. More specifically, Judge Schroeder  recommended granting the motion as to the statements Watkins made before he was  given aMirandawarning,see Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444 (1966), and  Case 1:21-cr-00050-LJV-HKS Document 65 Filed 06/17/22 Page 1 of 10