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1 RENE L. VALLADARES
Federal Public Defender
2 State Bar No. 11479
KEISHA K. MATTHEWS
3 Assistant Federal Public Defender
411 E. Bonneville, Ste. 250
4 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
5 (702) 388-6577/Phone
(702) 388-6261/Fax
6 Keisha_Matthews@fd.org
7 Attorney for Lakeibia T. Fannin
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 2:25-cr-00314-APG-NJK
12 Plaintiff, STIPULATION TO CONTINUE
13 SENTENCING HEARING
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(Second Request)
14 LAKEIBIA T. FANNIN,
15 Defendant.
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Todd
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Blanche, Acting Attorney General, and John Gerardi, Trial Attorney, counsel for
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the United States of America, and Rene L. Valladares, Federal Public Defender,
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and Keisha K. Matthews, Assistant Federal Public Defender, counsel for Lakeibia
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T. Fannin, that the Sentencing Hearing currently scheduled on May 20, 2026, be
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vacated and continued to a date and time convenient to the Court, but no sooner
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than ninety (90) days.
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This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
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1. Defense counsel needs additional time to prepare for sentencing.
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1 2. On or about April 20, 2026, Ms. Fannin was diagnosed with cancer 1.
2 She is in the very early stages of determining the full scope of her diagnosis and
3 formulating a treatment plan with her physicians. Additional time is requested so
4 she can address this health issue before moving forward with sentencing.
5 3. The defendant is out of custody and agrees with the need for the
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4. The parties agree to the continuance.
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This is the second request for a continuance of the sentencing hearing.
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DATED this 22nd day of April, 2026.
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RENE L. VALLADARES TODD BLANCHE
12 Federal Public Defender Acting Attorney General
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14 By /s/ Keisha K. Matthews By /s/ John Gerardi
15 KEISHA K. MATTHEWS John Gerardi
Assistant Federal Public Defender Trial Attorney
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1 Medical records indicating Ms. Fannin’s diagnosis were emailed to
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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 2:25-cr-00314-APG-NJK
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Plaintiff, ORDER
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v.
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LAKEIBIA T. FANNIN,
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Defendant.
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11 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the sentencing hearing currently
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13 25, 2026 at the hour of 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 6C; or to a time and date
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15 DATED this 23rd day of April, 2026.
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17 ANDREW P. GORDON
18 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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