Court filing
Motion by USA to continue as to Christopher Scott Agreed Motion for Continuance — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 67, N.D. Ill.)
Filed December 12, 2024 in USA v. Brown, et al.; one of 67 filings from this case.
Record facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2024-12-12 |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 67 · 2024-12-12 · Docket on CourtListener
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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CHRISTOPHER SCOTT Case No. 23 CR 97-2 Judge Elaine E. Bucklo AGREED MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by MORRIS PASQUAL, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, hereby submits this agreed motion for continuance and represent as follows: 1. Defendant Scott is charged with 9 counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. (R. 1). The parties are still actively engaged in negotiations and expect this matter to resolve short of trial. 2. On November 26, 2024, U.S. Pretrial Services filed a violation report detailing state charges recently brought against defendant Scott. (R. 64.) The Court has set a rule to show cause hearing for Friday, December 13, 2024. (R. 65.) 3. Defendant’s next state court hearing is on Friday, December 19, 2024. 4. Counsel and Pretrial Services conferred on December 12, 2024 and believe it is in the best interest of the proceedings to continue the rule to show cause hearing until early January 2025, after defendant’s next state court appearance, so the parties may better inform the Court of the status of the Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 67 Filed: 12/12/24 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:189 2 proceedings underlying the violation report. 5. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue the aforementioned rule to show cause hearing (R. 66) to a date in early or mid January 20251 at the Court’s discretion. Date: December 12, 2024 Respectfully submitted, MORRIS PASQUAL Acting United States Attorney By: /s/ Alejandro G. Ortega ALEJANDRO G. ORTEGA Assistant U.S. Attorney /s/ Joshua B. Adams JOSHUA B. ADAMS Counsel for defendant Christopher Scott 1 Counsel for the government begins a multi-week trial on January 21, 2025. Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 67 Filed: 12/12/24 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:190
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