Stipulation re Trial Continuance — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)

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U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · No. 2:25-cr-00801-SVW · Doc. 21 · 2025-12-12 · Docket on CourtListener

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TODD BLANCHE 
Deputy Attorney General 
BILAL A. ESSAYLI 
First Assistant United States Attorney 
ALEXANDER B. SCHWAB 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Acting Chief, Criminal Division 
RANEE A. KATZENSTEIN (Cal. Bar No. 187111) 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Acting Deputy Chief, Criminal Appeals Section 
1100 United States Courthouse 
312 North Spring Street 
Los Angeles, California 90012 
Telephone: (213) 894-2432 
E-mail: 
ranee.katzenstein@usdoj.gov 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
KERWIN ALDRIC JORDAN, 
 
Defendant. 
 No. 2:25-cr-801-SVW 
 
STIPULATION REGARDING REQUEST FOR 
(1) CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL DATE AND 
(2) FINDINGS OF EXCLUDABLE TIME 
PERIODS PURSUANT TO SPEEDY TRIAL 
ACT 
 
CURRENT TRIAL DATE: 
1/6/2026 
PROPOSED TRIAL DATE: 
4/28/2026 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its counsel 
of record, the First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central 
District of California and Assistant United States Attorney Ranee A. 
Katzenstein, and defendant Kerwin Aldric Jordan (“defendant”), both 
individually and by and through his counsel of record, Deputy Federal 
Public Defender Antonio Villaamil, hereby stipulate as follows: 
1. 
The Indictment in this case was made public on November 12, 
2025. (Dkt. No. 11.)   Defendant first appeared before a judicial 
officer of the court in which the charges in this case were pending 
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on November 12, 2025. (Dkt. No. 9.)  The Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. 
§ 3161, originally required that the trial commence on or before 
January 21, 2026.  
2. 
On November 12, 2025, the Court set a trial date of January 
6, 2026. (Id.)  
3. 
Defendant is released on bond pending trial. The parties 
estimate that the trial in this matter will last approximately eight 
days.   
4. 
By this stipulation, defendant moves to continue the trial 
date to April 28, 2026.  This is the first request for a continuance.   
5. 
Defendant requests the continuance based upon the following 
facts, which the parties believe demonstrate good cause to support 
the appropriate findings under the Speedy Trial Act: 
a. 
Defendant is charged with violations of 26 U.S.C. 
§ 7206(2): Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of a False Tax 
Return; and 18 U.S.C. § 1343: Wire Fraud. Following the Court’s entry 
on December 3, 2025, of the protective order to which the parties 
stipulated (Dkt Nos. 19, 20), the government has begun producing 
discovery to the defense, including voluminous tax records.  
Production of discovery is on-going.   
b. 
Defense counsel is presently scheduled to be in the 
following trials:  
i. 
United States v. David Raioaoa, 2:25-cr-00850-AB, 
a single defendant possession with intent to distribute 
methamphetamine. Trial is scheduled to begin on February 3, 2026, and 
expected to last approximately two days; 
ii. 
United States v. Fernando Flores, 2:25-cr-00646-
MEMF, a single defendant assault on a federal officer. Trial is 
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scheduled to begin on February 9, 2026, and expected to last 
approximately two to three days; 
iii. United States v. Weicheng Shao, 2:25-cr-00468-
WLH, a single defendant conducting unlicensed money transmitting 
business. Trial is scheduled to begin on March 16, 2026, and expected 
to last approximately two to three days; 
iv. 
United States v. Carlos Mendoza, Jr, 2:25-cr-
00404-MWC-2, a multiple-defendant case involving possession with 
intent to distribute methamphetamine and felon in possession of 
firearm charges. Trial is scheduled to begin on March 30, 2026, and 
expected to last approximately four to five days; 
v. 
United States v. Arturo Urbina, 2:25-cr-00625-
JFW, a single defendant kidnapping and felon in possession of 
firearms and ammunition case. Trial is scheduled to begin on June 30, 
2026, and expected to last approximately seven to ten days; and 
vi. 
United States v. Nohely Jimenez-Ruiz, 2:24-cr-
00665-SVW, a multiple-defendant case involving charges of engaging in 
a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 
and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. Trial is scheduled to 
begin on August 4, 2026, and expected to last approximately three 
weeks. 
c. 
Based on the trial schedule set forth above, counsel 
represents that he will not have the time that he believes is 
necessary to prepare to try this case on the current trial date.  
d. 
In light of the foregoing, counsel for defendant also 
represent that additional time is necessary to confer with defendant, 
conduct and complete an independent investigation of the case, 
conduct and complete additional legal research including for 
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potential pre-trial motions, review the discovery and potential 
evidence in the case, and prepare for trial in the event that a 
pretrial resolution does not occur. Defense counsel represents that 
failure to grant the continuance would deny him reasonable time 
necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise 
of due diligence. 
e. 
Defendant believes that failure to grant the 
continuance will deny him continuity of counsel and adequate 
representation. 
f. 
The government does not object to the continuance. 
g. 
The requested continuance is not based on congestion 
of the Court’s calendar, lack of diligent preparation on the part of 
the attorney for the government or the defense, or failure on the 
part of the attorney for the Government to obtain available 
witnesses.  
6. 
For purposes of computing the date under the Speedy Trial 
Act by which defendant’s trial must commence, the parties agree that 
the time period of January 6, 2026, to April 28, 2026, inclusive, 
should be excluded pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A), 
(h)(7)(B)(i) and (h)(7)(B)(iv) because the delay results from a 
continuance granted by the Court at defendant’s request, without 
government objection, on the basis of the Court’s finding that: 
(i) the ends of justice served by the continuance outweigh the best 
interest of the public and defendant in a speedy trial; (ii) failure 
to grant the continuance would be likely to make a continuation of 
the proceeding impossible, or result in a miscarriage of justice; and 
(iii) failure to grant the continuance would unreasonably deny 
defendant continuity of counsel and would deny defense counsel the 
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reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into 
account the exercise of due diligence. 
7. 
Nothing in this stipulation shall preclude a finding that 
other provisions of the Speedy Trial Act dictate that additional time 
periods be excluded from the period within which trial must commence.  
Moreover, the same provisions and/or other provisions of the Speedy 
Trial Act may in the future authorize the exclusion of additional 
time periods from the period within which trial must commence. 
IT IS SO STIPULATED. 
Dated: December 11, 2025 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
TODD BLANCHE 
Deputy Attorney General 
 
BILAL A. ESSAYLI 
First Assistant United States 
Attorney 
 
ALEXANDER B. SCHWAB 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Acting Chief, Criminal Division 
 
      /s/Ranee A. Katzenstein 
 
RANEE A. KATZENSTEIN 
Assistant United States Attorney 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
 
 
I am Kerwin Aldric Jordan’s attorney.  I have carefully 
discussed every part of this stipulation and the continuance of the 
trial date with my client. I have fully informed my client of his 
Speedy Trial rights.  To my knowledge, my client understands those 
rights and agrees to waive them.  I believe that my client’s decision 
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12/11/2025
, by Rebecca Abel with Authorization
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