MARGINAL ORDER Approving 23 Correspondence re:… — USA v. Qureshi (Dkt. 24)

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A letter dated September 13, 2023 from Assistant United States Attorney Paul A. Riley to Judge Richard D. Bennett in United States of America v. Ayaz Qureshi, No. 1:22-cr-00330-JKB, Doc. 24, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The Government asks the Court to postpone the hearing on Defendant's Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea, scheduled for October 4, 2023, for six to eight weeks. The letter states that the Government intends to retain a forensic psychologist to assess an evaluation submitted with the motion (ECF No. 20-1) and that defense counsel has no opposition if given a copy of any report. An approval signed /s/ Richard D. Bennett sets a revised hearing date of November 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

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U.S. Department of Justice

United States Attorney

District of Maryland
Paul Riley Suite 400 DIRECT: 410-209-4959
Assistant United States Attorney 36S. Charles Street MAIN: 410-209-4800
Paul.Riley@usdoj.gov Baltimore, MD 21201-3119 FAX: 410-962-3091

September 13, 2023
BY ECF

The Honorable Richard D. Bennett

United States District Judge

United States District Court for the District of Maryland
101 West Lombard Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Re: = United States of America v. Ayaz Qureshi, Crim. No. RDB-22-0330

Dear Judge Bennett:

I write on behalf of the Government in the above-referenced case to respectfully request
that the Court postpone the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea, which is
currently scheduled for October 4, 2023 at 11:00 am, for a period of six to eight weeks.

Submitted in support of Defendant’s Motion to Withdraw was a purported “Competency
Evaluation” prepared by a psychologist retained by Defendant, ECF No. 20-1, which makes
certain conclusions about Defendant’s cognitive abilities. Defense counsel has informed
Government counsel that he intends to call the author of the evaluation as a witness at the motion
to withdraw hearing.

The Government intends to retain a forensic psychologist to, among other things, assess
the evaluation and possibly prepare a report and testify at the hearing. The requested
postponement will afford the Government sufficient time to do so. I have conferred with counsel
to Defendant concerning a postponement of six to eight weeks. He writes, “So long as you
provide me a copy of the report, and his credentials and all requirements per discovery I have no
opposition to it.”!

Accordingly, the Government respectfully requests that the Court postpone the hearing
currently scheduled for October 4, 2023 for a period of six to eight weeks.

APPROVED: Revised Hearing Date: Respectfully submitted,
November 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

Erek L. Barron
United States Attorney

/s/
Richard D. Bennett /s/
U.S. Senior District Judge By: Paul A. Riley

Assistant United States Attorney

CC: All Counsel (by ECF)

' The Government is of course aware of its discovery obligations and will abide by them. But it is not clear
at this time whether any expert retained by the Government will be a testifying expert who will generate a report.


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