Letter re parties' proposed pretrial schedule… — Letter re parties' proposed pretrial schedule as to Anuli… (Dkt. 27)

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A letter dated March 1, 2024 from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York to The Honorable Frederic Block, Doc. 27 in United States v. Anuli Okeke, Criminal Docket No. 22-020 (FB) (Case 1:22-cr-00020-FB). The government asks the judge to set a schedule for pretrial motions and disclosures in advance of the June 3, 2024 jury trial, and states that the parties jointly propose dates after conferring with defense counsel. The proposed dates are May 13, 2024 for exchanging trial exhibits and 18 U.S.C. § 3500 material, May 17, 2024 for motions in limine, May 24, 2024 for oppositions, proposed voir dire, jury instructions and verdict sheets, and May 28, 2024 for Giglio material and a final pretrial conference. The letter is submitted by Breon Peace, United States Attorney, with a signature line of /s/Chand Edwards-Balfour.

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U.S. Department of Justice 
 
 
United States Attorney 
Eastern District of New York 
 
 
CWE/JB/AA 
271 Cadman Plaza East 
F. #2020R00955 
Brooklyn, New York 11201 
 
 
March 1, 2024 
 
By ECF & Email 
 
The Honorable Frederic Block 
United States District Judge 
Eastern District of New York 
225 Cadman Plaza East 
Brooklyn, New York 11201 
 
Re: 
United States v. Anuli Okeke 
 
Criminal Docket No. 22-020 (FB) 
 
 
Dear Judge Block: 
 
The government respectfully submits this letter to request that the Court set a 
schedule for pretrial motions and disclosures in advance of the June 3, 2024 jury trial in the 
above-captioned case.  The government has conferred with defense counsel, and the parties 
jointly propose the following schedule: 
• Proposed trial exhibits and material pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3500 to be 
exchanged by the parties on or before May 13, 2024; 
• Motions in limine and other pretrial motions to be filed on or before May 17, 
2024; 
• Oppositions to motions in limine and other pretrial motions to be filed on or 
before May 24, 2024; 
• Proposed voir dire, proposed jury instructions, and proposed verdict sheets to 
be filed on or before May 24, 2024 
• Material pursuant to Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972) to be 
exchanged by the parties on or before May 28, 2024; and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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• A final pretrial conference to be scheduled on May 28, 2024 at a time 
convenient for the Court, or otherwise at the Court’s convenience. 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
BREON PEACE 
United States Attorney 
 
By: 
/s/Chand Edwards-Balfour                            
Chand Edwards-Balfour 
Adam Amir 
Assistant United States Attorneys 
(718) 254-7000 
 
JENNIFER BILINKAS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trial Attorney 
U.S. Department of Justice  
Criminal Division, Fraud Section 
(202) 674-9341 
 
 
cc: 
Clerk of the Court (FB) (by Email & ECF) 
 
All Counsel of Record (by Email & ECF) 
Case 1:22-cr-00020-FB     Document 27     Filed 03/01/24     Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 72

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