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Motion to Reconsider re: 225 Order Regarding New Trial — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 237, S.D. W. Va.)

Filed June 4, 2025 in United States v. Sutton et al.; one of 133 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Filed2025-06-04

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia · No. 2:24-cr-00192 · Doc. 237 · 2025-06-04 · Docket on CourtListener

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‭IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT‬
‭FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA‬
‭CHARLESTON DIVISION‬
‭UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,‬
‭Plaintiff,‬
‭v.‬
‭CRIMINAL ACTION NO.: 2:24-cr-00192‬
‭KISHA SUTTON - 01,‬
‭Defendant.‬
‭DEFENDANT KISHA SUTTON’S MOTION TO RECONSIDER ORDER (225)‬
‭REGARDING NEW TRIAL DATE AND JURY SELECTION DATE‬
‭NOW‬ ‭COMES‬ ‭the‬ ‭Defendant,‬ ‭Kisha‬ ‭Sutton,‬ ‭by‬ ‭and‬ ‭through‬ ‭counsel,‬ ‭Connor‬
‭Robertson,‬ ‭and‬ ‭respectfully‬ ‭asks‬ ‭the‬ ‭Court‬ ‭to‬ ‭reconsider‬ ‭the‬ ‭newly‬ ‭selected‬ ‭Trial‬ ‭Date‬
‭(July‬‭14)‬‭and‬‭potential‬‭Jury‬‭Selection‬‭date‬‭(July‬‭11),‬‭as‬‭undersigned‬‭counsel‬‭has‬‭multiple‬
‭scheduling‬‭conflicts,‬‭both‬‭personal‬‭and‬‭professional,‬‭which‬‭cannot‬‭be‬‭rearranged.‬‭For‬‭the‬
‭reasons‬ ‭set‬ ‭forth‬ ‭below,‬ ‭undersigned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭is‬ ‭respectfully‬ ‭asking‬ ‭the‬ ‭Court‬‭to‬‭consult‬
‭with‬‭counsel‬‭in‬‭order‬‭to‬‭schedule‬‭a‬‭trial‬‭date‬‭and‬‭jury‬‭selection‬‭date‬‭where‬‭all‬‭parties‬‭can‬
‭ensure‬ ‭availability.‬ ‭In‬ ‭the‬ ‭alternative,‬ ‭undersigned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭will‬ ‭need‬ ‭to‬ ‭request‬ ‭a‬
‭withdrawal‬‭as‬‭counsel‬‭for‬‭Defendant‬‭Sutton,‬‭so‬‭as‬‭to‬‭ensure‬‭she‬‭has‬‭counsel‬‭available‬‭to‬
‭defend‬‭her‬‭interest.‬‭Undersigned‬‭counsel‬‭has‬‭plenty‬‭of‬‭open‬‭availability‬‭for‬‭trial‬‭and‬‭jury‬
‭selection‬‭in‬‭close‬‭proximity‬‭to‬‭the‬‭already‬‭proposed‬‭trial‬‭date‬‭of‬‭July‬‭14th‬‭and,‬‭therefore,‬
‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭asking‬ ‭for‬ ‭any‬ ‭extended‬ ‭period‬ ‭of‬ ‭time‬ ‭and‬ ‭any‬ ‭delay‬‭will‬‭be‬‭minimal.‬‭In‬‭support‬
‭thereof, the Defendant states as follows:‬
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‭1.‬ ‭The‬‭trial‬‭of‬‭Kisha‬‭Sutton‬‭and‬‭Shamise‬‭Wright‬‭was‬‭most‬‭recently‬‭scheduled‬‭for‬‭June‬
‭9, 2025.‬
‭2.‬ ‭Counsel‬ ‭for‬ ‭Shamise‬ ‭Wright‬ ‭requested‬ ‭a‬ ‭continuance‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭grounds‬ ‭that‬
‭additional‬‭time‬‭was‬‭needed‬‭to‬‭review‬‭voluminous‬‭discovery‬‭and‬‭for‬‭attorney-client‬
‭consultation prior to trial. (ECF 209).‬
‭3.‬ ‭Undersigned‬‭counsel,‬‭on‬‭behalf‬‭of‬‭Kisha‬‭Sutton,‬‭did‬‭not‬‭join‬‭in‬‭Defendant‬‭Wright’s‬
‭Motion‬ ‭to‬ ‭Continue,‬ ‭but‬ ‭did‬ ‭not‬ ‭object‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Court‬ ‭granting‬ ‭the‬ ‭same.‬ ‭However,‬
‭Defendant Sutton was ready and prepared for Trial on June 9, 2025.‬‭1‬
‭4.‬ ‭On‬ ‭Monday,‬ ‭June‬ ‭2,‬ ‭2025,‬ ‭the‬ ‭Court‬ ‭Granted‬ ‭Defendant‬ ‭Wright’s‬ ‭Motion‬ ‭to‬
‭Continue‬ ‭and‬ ‭rescheduled‬ ‭Trial‬‭for‬‭July‬‭14,‬‭2025.‬‭(ECF‬‭225).‬‭In‬‭the‬‭Court’s‬‭Order,‬
‭the‬‭Court‬‭instructed‬‭counsel‬‭to‬‭be‬‭prepared‬‭for‬‭Jury‬‭Selection‬‭on‬‭or‬‭about‬‭June‬‭11,‬
‭2025 (the Friday prior to Trial).‬
‭5.‬ ‭Upon‬ ‭reviewing‬ ‭the‬ ‭Court’s‬ ‭Order‬ ‭(ECF‬ ‭225),‬‭several‬‭scheduling‬‭conflicts‬‭became‬
‭apparent:‬
‭a.‬ ‭First‬ ‭and‬ ‭foremost,‬ ‭undersigned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭out‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭State‬ ‭of‬ ‭West‬
‭Virginia‬ ‭on‬ ‭pre-arranged,‬ ‭pre-paid,‬ ‭and‬ ‭non-refundable‬ ‭family‬‭matter‬‭June‬
‭27th‬ ‭through‬‭July‬‭13,‬‭2025.‬‭Thus,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭impossible‬‭that‬‭undersigned‬‭counsel‬
‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭available‬ ‭for‬ ‭Jury‬ ‭Selection‬ ‭on‬ ‭or‬ ‭about‬ ‭July‬ ‭11,‬‭2025.‬‭Additionally,‬
‭depending‬‭on‬‭travel‬‭mishaps,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭entirely‬‭possible‬‭that‬‭undersigned‬‭counsel‬
‭would‬ ‭be‬ ‭unavailable‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭start‬ ‭of‬ ‭trial‬ ‭on‬ ‭June‬ ‭14,‬ ‭2025.‬ ‭Undersigned‬
‭counsel‬‭prioritizes‬‭family‬‭time‬‭very‬‭few‬‭times‬‭per‬‭year‬‭compared‬‭to‬‭keeping‬
‭1‬ ‭As‬ ‭an‬ ‭additional‬ ‭matter,‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬‭important‬‭for‬‭the‬‭Court‬‭to‬‭know‬‭that‬‭the‬‭Government‬‭and‬
‭Defendant‬ ‭Sutton‬ ‭have‬ ‭both‬ ‭proposed‬ ‭resolutions‬ ‭to‬ ‭this‬‭case‬‭which‬‭would‬‭alleviate‬‭the‬
‭need‬ ‭for‬ ‭trial,‬ ‭but‬ ‭so‬ ‭far,‬ ‭neither‬ ‭proposal‬ ‭is‬ ‭acceptable‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬‭other‬‭party.‬‭Undersigned‬
‭counsel would anticipate further discussions to be had.‬
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‭a‬‭busy‬‭law‬‭practice;‬‭therefore,‬‭undersigned‬‭counsel‬‭would‬‭ask‬‭the‬‭Court‬‭to‬
‭withdrawal‬ ‭as‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭should‬ ‭the‬ ‭Court‬ ‭find‬ ‭rescheduling‬ ‭an‬‭impossibility.‬
‭Counsel‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬‭willing‬‭to‬‭reveal‬‭details‬‭of‬‭this‬‭scheduling‬‭on‬‭the‬‭record,‬‭but‬
‭will happily disclose the same to the Court directly if necessary.‬
‭b.‬ ‭Secondly,‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭less‬ ‭than‬ ‭ideal‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭criminal‬ ‭defendant‬ ‭to‬ ‭have‬ ‭counsel‬
‭returning‬ ‭from‬ ‭a‬ ‭lengthy‬ ‭trip‬ ‭the‬ ‭night‬ ‭before‬ ‭trial‬ ‭begins.‬ ‭Although‬
‭undersigned‬‭counsel‬‭will‬‭be‬‭prepared‬‭to‬‭go‬‭forward‬‭if‬‭absolutely‬‭necessary,‬
‭as‬ ‭he‬ ‭was‬‭for‬‭the‬‭June‬‭9th‬‭trial‬‭date,‬‭undersigned‬‭counsel‬‭can‬‭envision‬‭the‬
‭ineffective claim should the trial not turn out favoribly.‬
‭c.‬ ‭Lastly,‬‭counsel‬‭has‬‭court‬‭appearances‬‭previously‬‭scheduled‬‭during‬‭the‬‭week‬
‭of‬‭trial‬‭that‬‭would‬‭necessitate‬‭counsel‬‭to‬‭file‬‭a‬‭Notice‬‭of‬‭Scheduling‬‭Conflict‬
‭pursuant to LR Civ. P. 83.12.‬
‭i.‬
‭State‬ ‭of‬ ‭West‬ ‭Virginia‬ ‭v.‬ ‭Thomas‬ ‭Ochoa‬‭,‬ ‭Case‬ ‭No.‬ ‭25-M40M-910,‬
‭Putnam‬ ‭County‬ ‭Magistrate‬ ‭Court,‬ ‭scheduled‬ ‭on‬ ‭July‬ ‭16,‬ ‭2024‬ ‭at‬
‭11:00 a.m.;‬
‭ii.‬
‭State‬‭of‬‭West‬‭Virginia‬‭v.‬‭Patricia‬‭&‬‭Gregory‬‭Laughlin,‬‭Case‬‭No.:‬‭25-F-22‬
‭&‬ ‭25-F-23,‬ ‭Calhoun‬ ‭County‬ ‭Circuit‬ ‭Court,‬ ‭scheduled‬ ‭for‬ ‭Motions‬
‭Arguments on July 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.‬
‭6.‬ ‭Undersigned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭has‬ ‭plenty‬ ‭of‬ ‭Trial‬ ‭availability‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭weeks‬ ‭following‬ ‭the‬
‭presently‬ ‭scheduled‬ ‭trial‬ ‭week‬ ‭of‬ ‭July‬ ‭14th‬ ‭-‬ ‭July‬ ‭18,‬ ‭2025.‬ ‭Undersigned‬ ‭counsel‬
‭can block off the following weeks for Trial:‬
‭a.‬ ‭July‬ ‭21,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭July‬ ‭25,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭Counsel‬ ‭can‬ ‭also‬ ‭be‬ ‭available‬ ‭for‬ ‭Jury‬
‭Selection - the Friday before July 21, 2025 which is July 18th;‬
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‭b.‬ ‭July‬ ‭28,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭August‬ ‭1,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭Counsel‬ ‭can‬ ‭also‬ ‭be‬ ‭available‬ ‭for‬ ‭Jury‬
‭Selection on July 25, 2025 - the Friday before July 25, 2025;‬
‭c.‬ ‭August‬ ‭4,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭August‬ ‭8,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭Counsel‬ ‭can‬ ‭also‬ ‭be‬ ‭available‬ ‭for‬ ‭Jury‬
‭Selection on August 1, 2025 - the Friday before August 4, 2025.‬
‭d.‬ ‭August‬ ‭11,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭August‬‭15,‬‭2025‬‭-‬‭Counsel‬‭can‬‭also‬‭be‬‭available‬‭for‬‭Jury‬
‭Selection on August 8, 2025 - the Friday before August 11, 2025.‬
‭e.‬ ‭August‬ ‭18,‬ ‭2025‬ ‭-‬ ‭August‬ ‭22nd‬ ‭-‬ ‭Counsel‬ ‭can‬ ‭also‬ ‭be‬ ‭available‬ ‭for‬ ‭Jury‬
‭Selection on August 15, 2025 - the Friday before August 18, 2025.‬
‭7.‬ ‭Defendant‬‭Sutton,‬‭Defendant‬‭Wright,‬‭nor‬‭the‬‭Government‬‭will‬‭be‬‭prejudiced‬‭by‬‭this‬
‭rescheduling.‬ ‭Both‬ ‭defendants‬ ‭are‬ ‭out‬ ‭on‬ ‭bond‬ ‭with‬ ‭no‬ ‭bond‬ ‭violations.‬ ‭The‬
‭Government‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭prejudiced‬ ‭as‬ ‭this‬ ‭Motion‬ ‭is‬ ‭being‬ ‭filed‬ ‭with‬ ‭plenty‬ ‭of‬ ‭time‬‭to‬
‭reschedule witnesses.‬
‭WHEREFORE,‬ ‭Defendant‬ ‭Sutton,‬ ‭by‬ ‭and‬ ‭through‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭respectfully‬ ‭asks‬ ‭this‬
‭Court:‬
‭1.‬ ‭to‬ ‭Reconsider‬ ‭the‬ ‭Trial‬ ‭date‬ ‭scheduled‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭most‬ ‭recent‬ ‭Order‬ ‭Granting‬
‭Defendant‬ ‭Wright’s‬ ‭Motion‬ ‭to‬‭Continue‬‭to‬‭a‬‭date‬‭where‬‭all‬‭counsel‬‭can‬‭effectively‬
‭participate;‬
‭2.‬ ‭promptly‬‭confer‬‭with‬‭all‬‭remaining‬‭counsel‬‭prior‬‭to‬‭setting‬‭the‬‭new‬‭date‬‭to‬‭ensure‬
‭availability as undersigned counsel maintains a busy practice;‬
‭3.‬ ‭in‬‭the‬‭alternative,‬‭grant‬‭undersigned‬‭counsel’s‬‭Motion‬‭to‬‭Withdraw‬‭as‬‭counsel‬‭and‬
‭appoint Defendant Sutton new counsel to be available for trial.‬
‭RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,‬
‭By counsel,‬
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‭s:// Connor D. Robertson‬
‭Connor Robertson (11460)‬
‭ROBERTSON LAW PLLC‬
‭2702 Main Street‬
‭Hurricane, WV 25526‬
‭(304) 557-1601‬
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‭IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT‬
‭FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA‬
‭CHARLESTON DIVISION‬
‭UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,‬
‭PLAINTIFF,‬
‭V.‬
‭CASE NO.: 2:24-CR-000192-01‬
‭KISHA SUTTON,‬
‭DEFENDANT.‬
‭CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE‬
‭I,‬ ‭Connor‬ ‭Robertson,‬ ‭certify‬ ‭that‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭4th‬ ‭day‬ ‭of‬ ‭June,‬ ‭2025,‬ ‭a‬ ‭copy‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
‭foregoing‬ ‭motion‬ ‭was‬ ‭served‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬‭United‬‭States‬‭by‬‭ECF,‬‭to‬‭Jonathan‬‭Storage,‬‭Assistant‬
‭United States Attorney to the following:‬
‭Jonathan Storage‬
‭Assistant United States Attorney‬
‭Jonathan.Storage@usdoj.gov‬
‭s:// Connor D. Robertson‬
‭Connor Robertson (11460)‬
‭ROBERTSON LAW PLLC‬
‭2702 Main Street‬
‭Hurricane, WV 25526‬
‭(304) 557-1601‬
‭cdr@croblaw.com‬
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  1. Order as to Kisha Sutton (1)and Shamiese Wright — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 242, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-09
  2. Second Superseding Indictment as to Kisha Sutton — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 245, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-10
  3. Waiver of Right to Be Present at Arraignment — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 247, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-11
  4. Order as to Kisha Sutton; defendant submitted her Waiver — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 248, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-11
  5. Order granting 228 Petition for Writ — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 232, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-03
  6. ARRAIGNMENT on Second Superseding Indictment as to Kisha Sutton… — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 251)same docket · 2025-06-12
  7. Order granting 227 Petition for Writ — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 231, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-03
  8. Order as to Kisha Sutton; upon hearing held 6/12/2025 — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 253, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-12
  9. Order granting 226 Petition for Writ — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 230, S.D. W. Va.)same case · 2025-06-03
  10. Memorandum Opinion and Order — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 257, S.D. W. Va.)same case · 2025-06-16
  11. Proposed Order and Writ — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 228.1)same case · 2025-06-03
  12. Second Supplemental Response — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 258, S.D. W. Va.)same case · 2025-06-16
  13. PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad testificandum for Lydia… — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 228)same case · 2025-06-03
  14. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION FOR USE OF COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY on July… — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 260)same case · 2025-06-18
  15. Proposed Order and Writ — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 227.1)same case · 2025-06-03
  16. Motion in Limine as to Kisha Sutton to Exclude Evidence — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 263, S.D. W. Va.)same case · 2025-06-23
  17. PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad testificandum for Lydia… — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 227)same docket · 2025-06-03
  18. Motion to Dismiss Counts One and Two for Lack of Venue — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 264, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-23
  19. Proposed Order and Writ — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 226.1)same docket · 2025-06-03
  20. Motion to Continue Trial as to Kisha Sutton — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 265, S.D. W. Va.)same docket · 2025-06-23

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