MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE AND COMMENCE TRIAL ON JUNE 26, 2017 Comes now, Defendant, PETER SANTILLI, by and through his attorney, Chris T. Rasmussen, Esq., and hereby moves this Court to Consolidate Santilli. DATED this 24th day of April, 2017
(Mot. Custody Conditions – ECF No. 1743) IT IS ORDERED: 1. Defendants Ryan C. Bundy, Ryan W. Payne, Cliven D. Bundy’s Motions for Joinder (ECF Nos. 1745, 1746, 1749) are GRANTED, in that their requests to join in Ammon Bundy’s substantive arguments are granted. 2. Defendant Ammon E. Bundy’s Ex Parte Motion for Hearing Regarding Custody Conditions (ECF No. 1743) is DENIED. Dated this 24th day of April, 2017. PEGGY A. LEEN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
MOTION TO MODIFY COURT ORDER SETTING JUNE 26, 2017 TRIAL DATE (ECF No. 1872)
Congressman Jason Chaffetz — US Representative for Utah District 3 I invite my constituents in rural Utah to read and share. This week, Interior Subcommittee Chairman Blake Farenthold and I sent a letter to the Inspector General about Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and their findings regarding an employee accused of deleting documents to obstruct a Congressional investigation.
ORDER (Mot for Group Visits – ECF No. 1497) Legal Counsel Access Denied Attorneys cannot meet with defendants as a group… Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen denied Eric Parker’s motion (ECF No. 1497) to facilitate open air group meetings between defendants and their legal counsel. Citing lack of communication with the US Marshals Service, Leen determined that the request was not specific enough for the Court to be able to assess whether or not the request is reasonable. Absent a special request, the facilities at Henderson Detention Center do not provide for an environment where multiple attorneys can meet with […]
Court Sidesteps Defendant’s Rights… will fully protect and conceal identify of FBI undercover employeeChief Judge Gloria Navarro ruled in favor of the Government in their motion to place a protective order on the identity of an FBI undercover employee (UCE). Defendants argued that this constitutes a violation of Brady / Giglio material rights (see explanation here). Navarro found that the identity protection for the UCE outweighs the rights of defendants. Effectively, the court sidesteps defendant’s rights.Extraordinary measure?Not only is the identity of the UCE under general protective order, it is also not available to defendants or their counsel. The UCE will testify under the pseudonym […]
Trial Day 1: Monday, 06 February 2017Jury Selection…Jury selection began today. Six defendants and five attorneys (Todd Engel proceeds pro se) questioned potential jurors on a wide range of issues related to the case. Jurors were promptly eliminated indicating that if the second pool moves as quickly as the first, opening arguments could begin as early as Wednesday.The Government’s questions…The Government asked jurors if they had any strong feelings for or against law enforcement. Jurors were questioned as to whether or not they would have any issue finding a defendant guilty related to using a weapon in a crime of […]
Case 2:16-cr-00046-GMN-PAL Document 1488-1 Filed 02/02/17 Page 1 – 2
Bridge Photos Ruling ImminentCourt Gives Government 3 Days To RespondOn 27 January 2017, Parker, Drexler, and Stewart motioned to exclude from trial photos taken showing them on the NB I-15 bridge on Saturday, 12 April 2014. Their counsel argues that the opening in the jersey barrier is only 1.5 inches wide. Subsequently, no agent under the SB I-15 bridge would have been able to perceive an imminent threat from any of the three. In addition, Stewart didn’t surface in any agency reports until after photographs of the trio circulated widely in the media. The Court ruled that the Government will […]