Court filing — No. 2:23-cr-00132 (Dkt. 120)
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Case 2:23-cr-00132-APG-EJY Document 120 Filed 10/01/24 Page 1 of 3
PAUL S. PADDA, ESQ. (NV Bar #10417)
1 Email: psp@paulpaddalaw.com
2 PAUL PADDA LAW, PLLC
4560 South Decatur Boulevard, Suite 300
3 Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Tele: (702) 366-1888
4 Attorney for Rose Sarfo
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KATHLEEN BLISS, ESQ. (NV Bar #7606)
6 Email: kb@kathleenblisslaw.com
KATHLEEN BLISS LAW, PLLC
7 107 South Green Valley Parkway, Suite 300
8 Las Vegas, Nevada 89012
Tele: (702) 318-7375
9 Attorney for Dr. Kofi Sarfo
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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4560 South Decatur Blvd., Suite 300
PAUL PADDA LAW, PLLC
12 DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
14 Case No. 2:23-cr-0132-APG-EJY
Plaintiff,
15 JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND
vs. TIME TO FILE OBJECTIONS
Tele: (702) 366-1888 • Fax (702) 366-1940
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PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE
17 KOFI SARFO, LR IB 3-1
ROSE SARFO
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Defendants.
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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Practice 45(b) and the Court’s Local Rule of
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22 Criminal Practice 45-1, the parties hereby stipulate, subject to the Court’s approval, to permit
23 Defendants to and until October 18, 2024, to file an Objection to the United States Magistrate
24 Judge’s (“USMJ”) decision denying Rose Sarfo’s motion to suppress (which was joined by her
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husband, Dr. Kofi Sarfo). 1 The USMJ made an oral pronouncement on September 11, 2024
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ECF Nos. 68 and 69.
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denying the motion and joinder and the Court’s “Minutes of Proceedings” issued that same day
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2 state that “[t]he transcript of these proceedings will serve as the Court’s Order.” ECF No. 112.
3 The transcript of the September 11, 2024 hearing was filed on September 17, 2024. ECF No.
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118. Accordingly, by operation of the Court’s Local Rule LR IB 3-1(a), which requires the
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filing of an Objection within 14-days after “service of the order,” Defendants’ Objection in this
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7 case would be due on October 1, 2024.
8 For the reasons set forth below, good cause supports the requested extension.
9 Specifically, counsel for the respective parties are expected to have an in-person meeting in
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Washington, D.C. on October 10, 2024, for the purpose of exploring potential resolution of this
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4560 South Decatur Blvd., Suite 300
PAUL PADDA LAW, PLLC
case. In light of this, counsel for Defendants have requested that government counsel agree to
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13 extend the time for their clients to file an Objection to the USMJ’s order which may be rendered
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
14 moot if in fact the parties are able to reach a resolution. Given that undersigned counsel for
15 Defendants are retained in this matter, extending the time for filing an Objection in this case
Tele: (702) 366-1888 • Fax (702) 366-1940
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will result in a significant cost saving for the Sarfos and will allow the parties to focus their
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efforts, at this juncture, at reaching a potential resolution.
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19 Should the parties fail to reach a resolution of this case, this Stipulation to extend the
20 time for filing an Objection will not impact the trial currently scheduled for December 2, 2024
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(ECF No. 93). Counsel for the parties agree that this Stipulation is warranted and promotes the
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ends of justice.
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For the reasons set forth in this joint Stipulation, the parties respectfully request that the
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2 Court approve this Stipulation.
3 DATED this 30th day of September 2024.
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Respectfully submitted,
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/s/ Kyle A. Crawford /s/ Kathleen Bliss
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7 Kyle A. Crawford, Esq. Kathleen Bliss, Esq.
Jessica Oliva, Esq. Counsel for Dr. Kofi Sarfo
8 Andrew Tyler, Esq.
Counsel for the United States
9 /s/ Paul S. Padda
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Paul S. Padda, Esq.
11 Counsel for Rose Sarfo
4560 South Decatur Blvd., Suite 300
PAUL PADDA LAW, PLLC
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13 IT IS SO ORDERED:
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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October 1, 2024
DATED: __________________________________
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