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Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to respond to defendant's motions — USA v. Sheppard (Dkt. 206, S.D. Fla.)

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Document 206, a three-page United States' Motion for Extension of Time to File Government's Response to Defendant's Motion for Judgment of Acquittal and Defendant's Motion for New Trial, filed February 9, 2024 in United States of America vs. Eric Dean Sheppard, Case No. 22-20290-CR-BLOOM(s), U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The government states that the jury returned a verdict on Friday, January 12, 2024, and that the defendant filed both motions on Friday, February 2, 2024. It asks that its response on the motion for judgment of acquittal be due Friday, February 16, 2024, and that its response on the motion for new trial be due Monday, February 26, 2024. The government states that counsel for the defendant indicated no objection; the signature block names Aimee C. Jimenez, Assistant United States Attorney.

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Filed February 9, 2024 in USA v. Sheppard; one of 304 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Filed	2024-02-09

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“Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to respond to defendant's motions — USA v. Sheppard (Dkt. 206, S.D. Fla.).” U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB, Doc. 206, filed 2024-02-09. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-eric-dean-sheppard-flsd-615773/2024-02-09-gov-uscourts-flsd-615773-206-0-doc-206/, SHA-256 53e177de6132f7fee7c7b91a5072a7e6f9a6f54fc1c36377968e5c6733e5cc06.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 22-20290-CR-BLOOM(s)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

vs.

ERIC DEAN SHEPPARD

Defendant.
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UNITED STATES’ MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITAL AND
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

The United States, by and through the undersigned Assistant United States Attorney,
respectfully moves this Court for a one-week extension of time to respond to the defendant’s
motion for judgment of acquittal and motion for new trial. In support thereof, the government
states as follows:
1.
A jury verdict was returned in this case on Friday, January 12, 2024. Following
the jury’s verdict, the defense advised the Court that it was renewing its motion for judgment of
acquittal. At that time, the Court gave the defendant one week to file his motion for judgment of
acquittal and gave the government one week to file its response.
2.
Thereafter the defendant twice moved for one-week extensions of time to file his
motion or motions, which the Court granted. On Friday, February 2, 2024, the defendant filed a
motion for judgment of acquittal and a motion for new trial.
3.
Should the government’s response to the motion for judgment of acquittal still be
due within a week of the defendant’s filing, the government’s response would be due today,
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February 9, 2024. The government requests the full ten (10) days that it would normally have
under the Local Rules to respond to the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal, and requests
that the government’s response to the motion for judgment of acquittal be due on Friday, February
16, 2024.
4.
Regarding the government’s response to the defendant’s motion for new trial, the
government’s response is due Friday, February 16, 2024.
5.
The undersigned AUSA has multiple doctor’s appointments during the week of
February 12th, which appointments were rescheduled from November and December of 2023.
The undersigned AUSA also has other case obligations and is planning to take a couple of vacation
days around the President’s Day holiday. As a result, the government requests one additional
week to file its response to the motion for new trial, which would be due on Monday, February 26,
2024.
6.
The undersigned AUSA conferred with counsel for the defendant, who indicated
that the defendant has no objection to the government’s request.
7.
This motion is made for good cause and not for the purpose of causing any undue
delay in this case.

For the reasons set forth above, the United States respectfully requests that the Court grant
the United States a one-week extension of time as to each of the defendant’s motions: motion for

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judgment of acquittal and motion for new trial.

Respectfully submitted,

MARKENZY LAPOINTE

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

By: s/Aimee Jimenez___________

Aimee C. Jimenez

Assistant United States Attorney

Court No. A5500795

99 Northeast 4th Street

Miami, Florida 33132-2111

Tel: (305) 961-9028

Email: aimee.jimenez@usdoj.gov

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on February 9, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing
motion and proposed order with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF.
s/Aimee Jimenez____________