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U.S. v. WILLIAMS, 13-cr-00764-WHO-1. (2017)

Court: District Court, N.D. California Number: infdco20170209897 Visitors: 21
Filed: Feb. 07, 2017
Latest Update: Feb. 07, 2017
Summary: ORDER REGARDING JAILHOUSE TELEPHONE RECORDINGS Re: Dkt. Nos. 1089, 1097 WILLIAM H. ORRICK , District Judge . In October, 2016, I became aware of an issue regarding the volume of jailhouse telephone recordings (some 2800 involving defendant Williams and some 375 for other defendants) produced by the government. Dkt. No. 1089. I noted that the "cost of reviewing them would be substantial and might be unnecessary depending on which, if any, the government intends to use." Id. I ordered that
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ORDER REGARDING JAILHOUSE TELEPHONE RECORDINGS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 1089, 1097

In October, 2016, I became aware of an issue regarding the volume of jailhouse telephone recordings (some 2800 involving defendant Williams and some 375 for other defendants) produced by the government. Dkt. No. 1089. I noted that the "cost of reviewing them would be substantial and might be unnecessary depending on which, if any, the government intends to use." Id. I ordered that counsel meet and confer on the scope of the calls that would be used and to then outline any disagreement for the Court to make a decision. Dkt. No. 1097.

While no party has outlined any disagreement, it would appear from a recent, expensive CJA request that little progress has been made. I am responsible to insure that CJA funds are authorized for reasonable requests necessary for the defense of a case. I cannot fulfill that responsibility unless the concerned parties do as I directed. Given the time that has elapsed, I now direct that the government identify the calls that it intends to use in this case, if it has not already done so, and that it produce a log that indicates which defendant is involved in which call. This should be completed by February 21, 2017. If any issues remain between the parties, I will address them at the next Status Conference, scheduled for February 27, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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