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Letter from Troy A. Archie, Esquire seeking a two week extension — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 47, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)

Filed November 14, 2024 in USA v. Rivera et al.; one of 67 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Filed2024-11-14

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · No. 1:24-cr-00267-KMW · Doc. 47 · 2024-11-14 · Docket on CourtListener

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21 ROUTE 130 SOUTH  CINNAMINSON, NEW JERSEY 08077 
PHONE (856) 786-7000  ∙  FAX (856) 385-8181 
AFONSO ARCHIE LAW, P.C. 
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
 
ALBERT M. AFONSO, ESQ. ‡* 
TROY A. ARCHIE, ESQ. 
 
 
 
 
 
ARCHIE@AANJLAW.COM 
KERLIN HYPPOLITE, ESQ. 
ANDRE A. NORWOOD JR., ESQ.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
            
‡ ALSO MEMBER OF PA BAR 
* ALSO MEMBER OF VT BAR 
 
 
November 14, 2024 
 
VIA PACER 
Honorable Karen M. Williams 
United States District Court Judge 
Mitchell H. Cohen Courthouse 
4th And Cooper Streets 
Camden NJ 08101-0000 
 
Re: USA v. Adrienne Ponzo, et al 
       Criminal No.: 24-cr-00267-KMW  
       Letter Motion for a two week extension to file Pre Trial Motions Nunc Pro Tunc 
 
Dear Judge Williams,, 
 
As the court is aware, the undersigned was appointed to represent Ms. Ponzo in the above 
referenced matter.  Please accept this letter request for an extension in lieu of a more formal 
motion. The Court recently extended the due dates regarding motion practice in this case due to 
the defendant’s need to engage Cornerstone Legal Consultants to manage the massive amount of 
discovery turned over to the defendant’s by the Government.  The Court set January 15, 2025 as 
the return date for oral argument. I am respectfully requesting an additional two weeks to submit 
pre-trial motions which I have identified three (3) issues.  The most pressing issue and the reason 
why additional time is needed is the format in which ESI was produced by the Government and 
will be one of the defendant’s arguments in pre-trail motions.  I have Cornerstone Legal 
Consultants working on an affidavit in support of one of Ms. Ponzo’s motions and they need 
additional time and I was tied up litigating another case all day yesterday into this morning, but 
the following is a preview of same: 
 
“[I]n addition to the duplication in different formats, we found that there was a large zip 
Case 1:24-cr-00267-KMW     Document 47     Filed 11/14/24     Page 1 of 2 PageID: 260

 
21 ROUTE 130 SOUTH  CINNAMINSON, NEW JERSEY 08077 
PHONE (856) 786-7000  ∙  FAX (856) 385-8181 
file split into 95 parts totaling 2.08 TB. The problem with how this was provided is that the splits 
of the zip were dispersed across several folders. This caused errors when trying to analyze the 
contents of the split zip. The 95 parts were saved in different locations on the provided drives. 
When provided this way the split zip did not open properly. The 2.08 TB of data had to be 
copied locally into one folder for the split zip to open properly. This added additional time to 
copy, and quality check the contents. Cornerstone Discovery also received over 3.41 TB of 
encrypted archive files, that our team examined and determined to be duplicates of provided data 
in zip format. Our team needed to take time to confirm that this was duplicative to avoid 
increasing the amount of time needed to review this data. In total Cornerstone received just over 
10 terabytes of data. After spending over a month of processing, deduplication, quality checking 
data, and loading data for a timely review, we have a platform with under 3 TB….” 
I corresponded with AUSA Friedman regarding the above and the Government has no 
objection to this request.  Additionally the defendant consents in advance to any request for 
additional time requested by the Government. We respectfully request that this request be 
granted in fairness to the defendant and to protect her constitutional rights.  Counsel for Mr. 
Wessel’s joins in this request.   
 
Thank you for your attention and courtesies in this matter.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Troy A. Archie, Esq.  
 
 
cc:  
Daniel A. Friedman, AUSA  
  
All Defense Counsel 
Case 1:24-cr-00267-KMW     Document 47     Filed 11/14/24     Page 2 of 2 PageID: 261

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  1. First Motion for Release of Brady Materials by Adrienne Ponzo — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 50, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2024-12-02
  2. Letter from TROY A. ARCHIE — USA v. RIVERA et al (Dkt. 45)same docket · 2024-10-01
  3. Omnibus Pre Trial Motions on Behalf of Defendant Adrienne Ponzo — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 50-1, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2024-12-02
  4. Exhibit A — USA v. RIVERA et al (Dkt. 50.2)same docket · 2024-12-02
  5. Consent Order for Modification of Pretrial Motion Schedule — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 43, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2024-09-10
  6. First Omnibus Motion by Adrienne Ponzo — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 51, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2024-12-02
  7. Proposed Consent Order for Modification of Pre-Trial Motion Schedule — USA v. Rivera et al. (PONZO) (D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2024-09-06
  8. Brief in Support of Defendant Wessels' Omnibus Motion — USA v. Rivera et al. (PONZO) (D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-12-04
  9. Ponzo's Consent Motion for Second Extension of Pre-Trial Motion Schedule — USA v. Rivera et al. (PONZO) (D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-09-06
  10. Certification of Service — Defendant Wessels' Omnibus Motion — USA v. Rivera et al. (PONZO) (D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-12-04
  11. Certificate of Service — Consent Motion for Modification of Pre-Trial Motion Schedule — USA v. Rivera et al. (PONZO) (D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-09-06
  12. Declaration of Mark W. Catanzaro in Support of Defendant Wessels' Omnibus Motion — USA v. Rivera et al. (PONZO) (D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-12-04
  13. Scheduling Order as to Eric Rivera, Adrienne Ponzo — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 41, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-07-12
  14. Defendant Wessels' Omnibus Notice of Motion — USA v. Rivera et al. (PONZO) (D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-12-04
  15. Order for Interim Payments for representation of counsel pursuant to the Criminal — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 39, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same case · 2024-07-09
  16. Letter from United States re Eric Rivera — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 30, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2024-05-30
  17. Scheduling Order as to Eric Rivera — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 29, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2024-04-25
  18. Response in Opposition by USA as to Eric Rivera, Adrienne Ponzo — USA v. Rivera et al. (Dkt. 54, D.N.J. No. 1:23-mj-02053)same docket · 2025-01-14

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