Case 2:22-cr-00205-JFW Document 94 Filed 05/19/22 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:299
1 CUAUHTEMOC ORTEGA (Bar No. 257443)
Federal Public Defender
2 HOWARD SHNEIDER (Bar No. 309492)
(E-Mail: howard_shneider@fd.org)
3 Deputy Federal Public Defender
321 East 2nd Street
4 Los Angeles, California 90012-4202
Telephone: (213) 894-1456
5 Facsimile: (213) 894-0081
6 Attorneys for Defendant
CARLEISHA NEOSHA PLUMMER
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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WESTERN DIVISION
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12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. CR 22-205-JFW-2
13 Plaintiff, EX PARTE APPLICATION TO
RELIEVE THE OFFICE OF THE
14 v. FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
AND APPOINT NEW COUNSEL
15 CARLEISHA NEOSHA PLUMMER,
16 Defendant.
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18 Carleisha Neosha Plummer, through her counsel, files this ex parte application
19 seeking appointment of new counsel based on a conflict of interest. This application is
20 based on the attached declaration of counsel, all files and records in this case, and such
21 further information as may be provided to the Court.
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23 Respectfully submitted,
24 CUAUHTEMOC ORTEGA
Federal Public Defender
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26 DATED: May 19, 2022 By /s/ Howard Shneider
27 Howard Shneider
Deputy Federal Public Defender
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Case 2:22-cr-00205-JFW Document 94 Filed 05/19/22 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #:300
1 DECLARATION OF HOWARD SHNEIDER
2 I, Howard Shneider, declare as follows:
3 1. I am a Deputy Federal Public Defender in the Central District of California
4 appointed to represent defendant Carleisha Neosha Plummer in this case.
5 2. Ms. Plummer is charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit wire
6 fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
7 3. On May 18, 2022, Amy Karlin, Chief Deputy Federal Public Defender,
8 determined that our office cannot represent Ms. Plummer due to a conflict of interest,
9 based on information our office learned that day. Ms. Karlin instructed me to apprise
10 the Court that there is a conflict of interest, to apply for relief from representation, and
11 seek appointment of conflict-free counsel for Ms. Plummer.
12 4. Based on the foregoing, I respectfully request that the Court relieve the
13 Office of the Federal Public Defender from representation of Ms. Plummer and appoint
14 her counsel from the Criminal Justice Act Panel. Should the Court require more
15 information, the defense will seek to produce such information in camera.
16 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America
17 that the foregoing is true and correct.
18 Executed May 19, 2022, Los Angeles, California.
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20 By /s/ Howard Shneider
Howard Shneider
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Deputy Federal Public Defender
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