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MOTION to Unseal the First Superseding Indictment by USA as to Carla Jackson, Ricky… — USA v. Thomas et al (Dkt. 136)

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Filed	2021-07-14

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS · Doc. 136 · 2021-07-14 · Docket on CourtListener

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A motion by the United States to unseal the First Superseding Indictment in United States of America v. Ricky Dixon et al., No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, filed July 14, 2021 as Document 136. The caption lists defendants including Ricky Dixon, Meghan Thomas, Amanda Christian, John Gaines a/k/a Marty Gaines, Carla Jackson and Rick McDuffie. The government states that defendant John Gaines has been arrested and that a copy of the first superseding indictment is needed for his arraignment. The two-page motion is submitted by Acting United States Attorney Kurt R. Erskine and Assistant United States Attorneys Tal C. Chaiken and Nathan P. Kitchens, and bears a clerk's filed-in-chambers stamp.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
v. 
RICKY DIXON, 
MEGHAN THOMAS, 
JESIKA BLAKELY, 
AMANDA CHRISTIAN, 
DWAN ASHONG A/K/A DWAN GILPIN, 
JOHN GAINES A/K/A MARTY GAINES, 
CHARLES PETTY A/K/A CHARLES KNIGHT, 
JERRY BAPTISTE, 
CARLA JACKSON, 
DEREK PARKER, 
DAVID BELGRAVE II,  
CHARLES HILL IV, 
RYAN WHITTLEY,  
EL HADJ SALL, AND 
RICK MCDUFFIE 
 
Criminal Indictment 
No. 1:20-CR-296 
 
First Superseding 
Indictment 
 
  
 
Motion to Unseal the First Superseding Indictment 
The United States of America, by Kurt R. Erskine, Acting United States 
Attorney, and Tal C. Chaiken and Nathan P. Kitchens, Assistant United States 
Attorneys for the Northern District of Georgia, respectfully requests that the 
Court unseal the First Superseding Indictment in the above-styled case and in 
support thereof notes that Defendant John Gaines, a/k/a Marty Gaines, has been 
arrested, and a copy of the first superseding indictment is needed for his 
arraignment. 
 FILED IN CHAMBERS
U.S.D.C ATLANTA
Date: _________________________
KEVIN P. WEIMER , Clerk
By: ____________________________
 Deputy Clerk 
Jul 14 2021
s/ P. Brannon
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WHEREFORE, the United States of America respectfully requests that the 
First Superseding Indictment be unsealed. 
 
Submitted this 14th day of July 2021. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
KURT R. ERKSINE 
Acting United States Attorney 
 
 
 
Nathan P. Kitchens 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Georgia Bar No. 263930 
Nathan.Kitchens@usdoj.gov 
 
 
Tal C. Chaiken  
Assistant United States Attorney 
Georgia Bar No. 273949 
Tal.Chaiken@usdoj.gov 
 
 
 
 
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