Response in Opposition by Kisha Sutton re: 272 Motion — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 275, S.D. W. Va.)

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Defendant Kisha Sutton's response to the government's motion for judicial notice, filed 06/24/25 as Document 275 in United States v. Kisha Sutton, CASE NO.: 2:24-cr-00192, Southern District of West Virginia. Sutton does not object to the court noticing that Huntington, Charleston and South Charleston are within the Southern District of West Virginia, but objects to any notice that an alleged crime took place there, citing her pending venue challenge. She also objects to judicial notice of federal administrative rules for the Paycheck Protection Program because the government has not said which version it means, and the PPP rules were amended many times during the pandemic. Advocacy document; claims are Sutton's.

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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-00192‬
‭KISHA SUTTON,‬
‭DEFENDANT.‬
‭DEFENDANT KISHA SUTTON’S RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT’S‬
‭MOTION MOTION FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE‬
‭NOW‬ ‭COMES‬ ‭the‬ ‭Defendant,‬ ‭Kisha‬ ‭Sutton,‬ ‭by‬ ‭and‬ ‭through‬ ‭counsel,‬ ‭and‬ ‭hereby‬
‭responds to the‬‭Government’s Motion for Judicial Notice‬‭by stating as follows:‬
‭1.‬ ‭Defendant‬‭Sutton‬‭does‬‭not‬‭object‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Court‬‭taking‬‭Judicial‬‭Notice‬‭of‬‭the‬‭fact‬‭that‬
‭Huntington,‬ ‭Cabell‬ ‭County,‬ ‭West‬ ‭Virginia;‬ ‭Charleston,‬ ‭Kanawha‬ ‭County,‬ ‭West‬
‭Virginia;‬ ‭and‬ ‭South‬ ‭Charleston,‬ ‭Kanawha‬ ‭County,‬ ‭West‬ ‭Virginia,‬ ‭are‬ ‭within‬ ‭the‬
‭Southern‬ ‭District‬ ‭of‬ ‭West‬ ‭Virginia.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭Defendant‬ ‭Sutton‬ ‭does‬ ‭object‬ ‭to‬‭the‬
‭Court‬ ‭taking‬ ‭Judicial‬ ‭Notice‬ ‭that‬ ‭any‬ ‭alleged‬ ‭crime‬ ‭took‬ ‭place‬ ‭in‬ ‭those‬ ‭areas‬ ‭as‬
‭there‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭no‬ ‭evidence‬ ‭introduced‬ ‭to‬ ‭suggest‬ ‭the‬ ‭same.‬ ‭There‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭pending‬
‭Venue‬‭challenge‬‭addressing‬‭this‬‭issue.‬‭Additionally,‬‭this‬‭Motion‬‭is‬‭simply‬‭premature‬
‭and should be denied at this time.‬
‭2.‬ ‭Defendant‬ ‭Sutton‬ ‭objects‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Court‬ ‭taking‬ ‭Judicial‬ ‭Notice‬ ‭of‬ ‭any‬ ‭federal‬
‭administrative‬ ‭rules‬ ‭applicable‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭implementation‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Paycheck‬ ‭Protection‬
‭Program‬ ‭at‬‭this‬‭time‬‭because‬‭the‬‭Government‬‭has‬‭not‬‭suggested‬‭which‬‭version‬‭of‬
Case 2:24-cr-00192     Document 275     Filed 06/24/25     Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 1368

‭the‬‭rules‬‭it‬‭seeks‬‭to‬‭offer.‬‭The‬‭PPP‬‭rules‬‭and‬‭regulations‬‭were‬‭amended‬‭many‬‭times‬
‭throughout‬ ‭the‬ ‭Covid‬ ‭Pandemic.‬ ‭The‬ ‭government‬ ‭has‬‭not‬‭provided‬‭context‬‭to‬‭the‬
‭Court‬ ‭of‬ ‭which‬ ‭rules‬ ‭it‬ ‭seeks‬ ‭to‬ ‭judicial‬ ‭notice‬ ‭of‬ ‭in‬‭relation‬‭to‬‭the‬‭acts‬‭for‬‭which‬
‭Ms.‬ ‭Sutton‬ ‭is‬ ‭accused‬ ‭of‬ ‭violating‬ ‭them.‬ ‭Admitting‬ ‭the‬‭rules‬‭in‬‭whole‬‭at‬‭this‬‭point‬
‭would‬ ‭deprive‬ ‭the‬ ‭Defendant‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭opportunity‬ ‭to‬ ‭contest,‬ ‭at‬ ‭trial,‬ ‭that‬ ‭any‬
‭particular‬‭rule‬‭was‬‭in‬‭place‬‭at‬‭a‬‭time‬‭Ms.‬‭Sutton‬‭allegedly‬‭acted.‬‭This‬‭matter‬‭should‬
‭be left for trial consideration.‬
‭This Court should deny the Government’s Motion.‬
‭Respectfully submitted,‬
‭By Counsel‬
‭S://‬‭Connor D. Robertson‬‭________‬
‭Connor Robertson (11460)‬
‭ROBERTSON LAW PLLC‬
‭2939 Virginia Avenue, Suite 2010‬
‭Hurricane, WV 25526‬
‭(304) 557-1601‬
‭cdr@croblaw.com‬
‭IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT‬
‭FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA‬
‭CHARLESTON‬
‭UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,‬
‭PLAINTIFF,‬
Case 2:24-cr-00192     Document 275     Filed 06/24/25     Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 1369

‭V.‬
‭CASE NO.: 2:24-CR-000192-01‬
‭KISHA SUTTON,‬
‭DEFENDANT.‬
‭CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE‬
‭I,‬ ‭Connor‬ ‭Robertson,‬ ‭certify‬ ‭that‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭24rd‬ ‭day‬ ‭of‬ ‭June,‬ ‭2025,‬ ‭a‬ ‭copy‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
‭foregoing‬‭Response‬‭was‬‭served‬‭on‬‭the‬‭United‬‭States‬‭by‬‭ECF,‬‭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
‭2939 Virginia Avenue, Suite 2010‬
‭Hurricane, WV 25526‬
‭(304) 557-1601‬
‭CDR@CROBLAW.COM‬
Case 2:24-cr-00192     Document 275     Filed 06/24/25     Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 1370

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