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Motion for Extension of Time to File Pretrial Motions — United States v. Maurice Fayne (Doc. 153, N.D. Ga.)

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In this motion filed on 02/03/21 as Document 153 in Case 1:20-cr-00228-MHC-JKL in the Northern District of Georgia, Maurice Fayne's appointed counsel Saraliene S. Durrett asked for more time to file pretrial motions and to hold the pretrial conference. The motion recounts that Fayne was charged by complaint on May 12, 2020, indicted on June 24, 2020, and named in superseding indictments on July 28, 2020 and November 19, 2020. It states that present counsel was appointed on January 12, 2021 and received the discovery on February 2, 2021 after a delivery mix-up. It asks for the same continuance granted to defendants Michael Sargent and Mark Sargent, to April 12, 2021 for motions and April 13, 2021 for the conference, and says the government has no objection.

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Filed February 3, 2021 in United States v. Maurice Fayne related docket; one of 375 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Filed	2021-02-03

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“Motion for Extension of Time to File Pretrial Motions — United States v. Maurice Fayne (Doc. 153, N.D. Ga.).” U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:20-cr-00228-MHC-JKL, Doc. 153, filed 2021-02-03. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-fayne-gand-278523/2021-02-03-criminal-complaint-doc-153/, SHA-256 d0204bec388f7ec386660ef38e85ae069edda37539c498ce36261881471d48d9.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
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CASE No.  
                             
 
 
 
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1:20-CR-228-MHC-JKL 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MAURICE FAYNE, 
 
 
 
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Defendant.  
 
 
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Comes now Maurice Fayne, by and through his counsel of record, and 
hereby files this motion for extension of time to file pretrial motions and to hold 
the pretrial conference and respectfully show as follows: 
1. Mr. Fayne was initially charged via complaint on May 12, 2020.  Doc. 1. 
2. An indictment was filed on June 24, 2020.  Doc. 17.  A first superseding 
indictment was filed July 28, 2020.  Doc. 41. A second superseding 
indictment was filed on November 19, 2020.  Doc. 96.  
3. Present counsel was appointed to represent Mr. Fayne on January 12, 2021.  
Doc. 137.   
4. Due to a mix-up in the delivery process, counsel’s hard drive was not 
delivered to the U.S. Attorney’s office until January 26, 2021.  Counsel 
received the discovery on Tuesday, February 2, 2021.   
5. Pretrial motions are currently due on February 18, 2021.  The pretrial 
conference is scheduled for February 19, 2021.  
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6. Counsel anticipates needing additional time to review the discovery and to 
determine what, if any, pretrial motions should be filed in this case.  For that 
reason, counsel is requesting a continuance of the pretrial motions deadline 
and the pretrial conference in this case.  
7. Counsel for defendant Michael Sargent and for defendant Mark Sargent 
requested and obtained a continuance of the motions deadline until April 12, 
2021 and of the pretrial conference until April 13, 2021.  Present counsel is 
requesting the same length of continuance.  
8. Counsel emailed Assistant United States Attorney Russell Phillips, counsel 
for the government in this case, who has no objection to these requests.  
9. Counsel requests that the time of the extension to file motions and complete 
the pretrial conference be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7). 
Respectfully submitted this 3rd day of February 2021.  
 
s/Saraliene S. Durrett 
 
 
 
 
SARALIENE S. DURRETT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
 
This is to certify that the undersigned has this date electronically filed the 
foregoing motion to continue with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF 
system which will automatically send email notification of such filing to the 
following attorney(s) of record:  
All Defense Counsel 
All AUSAs of record 
 
Respectfully submitted this 3rd day of February 2021.  
s/Saraliene S. Durrett 
 
 
 
 
SARALIENE S. DURRETT 
 
 
 
 
1800 Peachtree Street 
 
 
 
Suite 300 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlanta, GA 30309 
 
 
 
 
(404) 433-0855 
 
 
 
 
 
ssd@defendingatl.com 
 
 
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