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Unopposed MOTION to Continue Trial by Eric Dean Sheppard. Responses due by 9/29/2023 — USA v. SHEPPARD (Dkt. 82)
Record facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2023-09-15 |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB · Doc. 82 · 2023-09-15 · Docket on CourtListener
Summary
An unopposed motion to delay the trial one day, filed September 15, 2023 by defendant Eric Dean Sheppard in United States of America v. Eric Dean Sheppard, No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as Document 82. The motion states that trial is set to begin September 26, 2023 and that September 25, 2023 is Yom Kippur, observed by most of the defense team. It requests a 24-hour delay so that trial may commence on September 27, 2023, and states that the government has no objection. The two-page filing is signed by Jayne C. Weintraub of Nelson Mullins, with a certificate of service.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FORIDA CASE No. 22-20290-CR-BLOOM/OTAZO-REYES UNITES STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ERIC DEAN SHEPPARD, Defendant. ____________________________________/ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DELAY THE TRIAL ONE DAY The Defendant, Eric Sheppard, by and through his undersigned counsel hereby moves this Honorable Court for a 24-hour delay in the trial of this matter, and as grounds therefore states: 1. The trial is scheduled to begin on September 26, 2023. 2. The day before, September 25, 2023, is Yom Kippur, a Jewish High Holiday, in which most of the Defense team observes and will be fasting for 24 hours ending at approximately 8:00 p.m. on September 25, 2023. 3. It will be a hardship to begin a trial the very next morning without having a day to physically and mentally to reset, especially to begin a trial with a person’s liberty at stake. 4. The Government does not have an objection to this request. WHEREFORE, undersigned counsels respectfully request that an Order be entered for the above-mentioned relief and to allow trial to commence on September 27, 2023. Dated: September 15, 2023 Respectfully submitted, NELSON MULLINS 2 S. Biscayne Boulevard, 21st Floor Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: 305.373.9400 By: /s/ Jayne C. Weintraub Jayne C. Weintraub Florida Bar No. 320382 Jonathan Etra Florida Bar No. 686905 Christopher Cavallo Florida Bar No. 0092305 Case 1:22-cr-20290-BB Document 82 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/15/2023 Page 1 of 2 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on September 15, 2023 the foregoing document was filed via the Court’s CM/ECF system to all counsel of record. /s/ Jayne C. Weintraub Jayne C. Weintraub Case 1:22-cr-20290-BB Document 82 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/15/2023 Page 2 of 2
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