Ovidio Guzmán López hearing moved to April 2027
Original reporting: Tribuna de la Bahía
What happened
Tribuna de la Bahía reported that Ovidio Guzmán López’s status hearing was moved from December 7, 2026, to April 14, 2027, by agreement between the defense and U.S. prosecutors.
Reporting and context
Ovidio Guzmán López’s Chicago status hearing has been moved from December 7, 2026, to April 14, 2027, according to Tribuna de la Bahía. The outlet reported that the defense and U.S. prosecutors agreed to the postponement, citing court-document reporting by Infobae and N+.
The appearance in the Northern District of Illinois is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Illinois time. Tribuna de la Bahía reported that the court notice excluded the period through the new date from the applicable procedural clock. The hearing will review the progress of the case; it is a status hearing rather than a sentencing proceeding.
The same hearing had already been postponed in September from October 28 to December 7, 2026. Tribuna identified the proceeding as part of case 1:09-cr-00383, before Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, and said Guzmán López is listed as defendant number 22.
Guzmán López, known as “El Ratón” and the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded guilty on July 11, 2025, the report recalled. It described two drug-trafficking conspiracy counts and two counts involving participation in a continuing criminal enterprise.
Citing Infobae, Tribuna said Guzmán López admitted in his plea agreement to coordinating shipments of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs from Mexico to the U.S. border, and accepted an $80 million fine. That reported financial commitment forms part of the plea-agreement background; the newly scheduled appearance is for a review of the case’s progress.
Original reporting: Tribuna de la Bahía.