Order as to Renetta Golden-Larimore, Don A Baker, Stephan Booth — USA v. Golden-Larimore et al. (Dkt. 115, W.D. Mo.)

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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri · No. 4:23-cr-00098-BCW · Doc. 115 · 2023-08-10 · Docket on CourtListener

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI 
WESTERN DIVISION 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  
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) 
 
 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
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v. 
 
 
 
 
 
)       Case No. 23-00098-01/12-CR-W-BCW 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
RENETTA GOLDEN-LARIMORE,  
) 
DON A. BAKER, 
 
 
 
) 
STEPHAN BOOTH,  
 
 
) 
CAMERON P. HENDERSON, 
 
) 
CANDACE E. HILL-WILLIAMS,  
) 
REISJON LARIMORE, 
 
 
) 
ROGER LARIMORE, 
 
 
) 
TEIARA M. MERCER, 
 
 
) 
PADGIT L. SMITH,   
 
 
) 
JOSEPH VALDIVIA III, 
 
 
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SALVADOR VALDIVIA, and 
 
) 
MONE’Y C. WOODS, 
 
 
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Defendants. 
 
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ORDER 
On June 21, 2023, defendant Reisjon Larimore filed a Motion to Declare Case Extended 
and/or Complex and Set Deadline for Case Budgets (Doc. #97).1  The motion provided the 
following as support for a finding that the case be declared extended and complex: 
1. 
The thirteen (13) count indictment (Doc. 1) charges [twelve] 
defendants with the following: 
 
a) 
[12] Defendants charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire 
Fraud (Count 1); 
 
b) 
Each Defendant is charged with one count of Wire Fraud in 
a separate count (Counts 2-13); 
 
1While a designation that a case is extended and complex is only consequential for those 
defendants represented by CJA counsel, the Court is extending its ruling to all defendants in this 
case.  During the course of a criminal action, representation sometimes changes.  To the extent 
that defendants currently represented by retained counsel are represented by CJA counsel in the 
future, the Court will not need to revisit this issue as to those defendants. 
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2. 
Additionally, there are two forfeiture allegations.  One allegation is 
against Defendant number one and the remaining allegation is against Defendants 
two through [twelve]. 
 
3. 
The case grows out of an investigation and charged conspiracy 
timeline of approximately 16 months.  Discovery has been made available by the 
government and contains more than 21,500 pages of bate stamped reports, 
documents, and photographs.  Additionally, there are 116 audio files, 570 excel 
files, and multiple video files.  There may be additional discovery from the 
Government but the assigned AUSA has stated he does not believe any additional 
discovery provided to Defendants in the future would be substantial. 
 
4. 
Due to the volume of discovery, number of defendants, and 
length/complexity of the investigation in this case, defense counsel will be required 
to devote an unusually large amount of time to discovery review.  Without 
spending this significant amount of time, defense counsel will be unable to 
reasonably calculate the guidelines for his or her client in an effort to provide 
effective assistance of counsel.  This time expenditure, by itself, will significantly 
exceed the ordinary CJA cap.  Together with other case obligations, such as client 
meetings, legal research, investigation, plea negotiations, and possible trial 
preparation, there is no way that defense counsel can competently handle this 
matter within the ordinary CJA budget.  For this reason, counsel would 
respectfully ask the Court to set the deadline for submission of proposed case 
budgets to August 4, 2023.  This date is necessary to allow counsel to assess the 
total volume and complexity of the discovery and, based on that review, prepare 
reasonably informed budget estimates. 
 
(Doc. #97 at 1-2.)  
 
The Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Guidelines provide the following with respect to a 
determination as to whether a case is extended or complex: 
• 
If the legal or factual issues in a case are unusual, thus requiring the expenditure 
of more time, skill, and effort by the lawyer than would normally be required in 
an average case, the case is “complex.”  
 
• 
If more time is reasonably required for total processing than the average case, 
including pre-trial and post-trial hearings, the case is “extended.”  
 
Chapter 2, § 230.23.40(b) of the Guide to Judiciary Policy, Volume 7A.  
  
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Based on the information set out above, the Court finds that this case should be 
determined to be both extended and complex.  Therefore, it is 
ORDERED that defendant Reisjon Larimore’s Motion to Declare Case Extended and/or 
Complex and Set Deadline for Case Budgets (Doc. #97) is granted.  This case is declared 
extended and complex pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(d)(3).  It is further 
ORDERED that CJA counsel are authorized to submit interim vouchers for their 
representation of the defendants.  It is further 
ORDERED that CJA counsel shall submit proposed case budgets on or before September 
11, 2023. 
 
/s/ Lajuana M. Counts 
Lajuana M. Counts 
United States Magistrate Judge 
 
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