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MOTION re 87 Order, to be excused from hearing… — MOTION re 87 Order, to be excused from hearing or appear… (Dkt. 88)

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A letter motion dated July 29, 2025, filed as Doc. 88 in United States of America v. Eric Rivera, Criminal No. 24-267 (KMW), in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, from Philip L. Reizenstein, Esq. to Honorable Karen M. Williams. The letter states that the matter has been reset for August 11, 2025 for Mr. Rivera to report on obtaining new counsel after the Court granted the motion to withdraw. Reizenstein asks to be excused from the August 11, 2025 hearing or to be allowed to appear by telephone from Miami, Florida. The letter states that Mr. Rivera has confirmed receiving the order requiring his appearance and that Reizenstein will continue to monitor the docket and provide new orders until Mr. Rivera obtains new counsel.

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Filed July 29, 2025 in Docket NJD 546706; one of 163 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Filed	2025-07-29

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“MOTION re 87 Order, to be excused from hearing… — MOTION re 87 Order, to be excused from hearing or appear… (Dkt. 88).” U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, No. 1:24-cr-00267-KMW, Doc. 88, filed 2025-07-29. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-gov-uscourts-njd-546706-88-0-pdf/2025-07-29-gov-uscourts-njd-546706-88-0-gov-uscourts-njd-546706-88-0/, SHA-256 36e7a90ce47ccd9065563e2a0072c2b5ddec9549a71ee22fc05c83f718c34110.

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REIZENSTEIN & ASSOCIATES PA 
 
2828 CORAL WAY 
 
 
 
 
SUITE 540 
 
 
 
 
 
MIAMI, FL 33145  
 
 
 
PHONE: 305-444-0755 
FAX: 305-444-9277 
PHIL@REIZENSTEINLAW.COM 
SERVICE@REIZENSTEINLAW.COM 
 
 
PHILIP L. REIZENSTEIN, ESQ. 
 
July 29, 2025 
VIA ECF  
 
 Honorable Karen M. Williams,  
U.S.D.J. United States District Court District of New Jersey  
Mitchell H. Cohen Building & U.S. Courthouse 4th & Cooper Streets Camden, NJ  
 
RE: United States of America v.  Eric Rivera 
 Criminal No.: 24-267 (KMW)  
 
Dear Judge Williams: 
 
 
You have reset this matter  for August 11, 2025 for report by Mr. Rivera to 
obtain new counsel after granting my motion to withdraw. Your order required me 
to act as counsel and assist Mr. Rivera until he obtains new counsel.  
 
The Court initially  gave Mr. Rivera until July 22, 2025 to obtain new 
counsel. The Court scheduled a hearing for that date for the purposes of setting a 
trial date.  At Mr. Rivera’s request I then filed a Motion for an extension of time to 
obtain counsel. The Court’s text Order of July 23, 2025 has rescheduled that matter 
Case 1:24-cr-00267-KMW     Document 88     Filed 07/29/25     Page 1 of 2 PageID: 628

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for August 11, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. and requires Mr. Rivera to appear and  to obtain 
counsel by then.  
 I would like to either be excused from the August 11, 2025 hearing or to be 
allowed to appear via telephone from Miami, Florida. I have provided Mr. Rivera 
via email of the order requiring his appearance on August 11, 2025 and have 
received confirmation of him that he has received the order. I will continue to 
monitor the docket and provide Mr. Rivera with any new orders until he obtains 
new counsel.  
 
 
 
 
 
Respectfully Submitted,  
 
 
S/ Philip L. Reizenstein  
Florida Bar #634026 
Case 1:24-cr-00267-KMW     Document 88     Filed 07/29/25     Page 2 of 2 PageID: 629

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