Order — United States v. Meelad Dezfooli (District of Nevada, Document 385, filed August 20, 2025)

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This order authorizes the United States Marshal Service to use reasonable force as it deems necessary to compel defendant Meelad Dezfooli to be transported for and appear at a sentencing hearing scheduled for August 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6B. It states that Dezfooli was detained pending sentencing and refused to be transported to the hearing set for August 20, 2025, with the Marshal Service advising that he was demanding a protein shake no longer authorized by the medical staff at the Nevada Southern Detention Center. It also states that the court had been advised that Dezfooli is now requesting that his court appointed attorney withdraw, which the court cannot resolve without his presence. The order is dated August 20, 2025, over the name of Cristina D. Silva, United States District Judge.

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        Case 2:22-cr-00142-CDS-DJA            Document 385        Filed 08/20/25      Page 1 of 2



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 2                              UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                     DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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 4 United States of America,                                Case No.: 2:22-cr-00142-CDS-DJA
 5                        Plaintiff                                          Order
 6 v.

 7 Meelad Dezfooli,

 8                        Defendant
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10         Defendant Meelad Dezfooli was scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing today at
11 10:00 a.m. Dezfooli (whose appearances have sometimes been uncooperative) is detained

12 pending sentencing. The United States Marshal Service (“USMS”) has informed the court that

13 Dezfooli is refusing to be transported for today’s hearing. Indeed, the USMS advised that

14 Dezfooli was demanding a protein shake that is no longer authorized by the medical staff at the

15 Nevada Southern Detention Center. Despite Dezfooli’s representation to his attorney that he

16 fully intended on coming to today’s hearing, Dezfooli’s demand was confirmed by an email sent

17 to the court by an unidentified individual named Michelle Mlynarczyk, which states in relevant

18 part “I must inform you that Mr. Dezfooli was unable to make transport in time due to an early

19 departure and an unresolved medical issue.” See Exhibit 1. The “unresolved medical issue” is

20 explained as Dezfooli’s alleged need for protein shakes. Id. It remains unclear who Ms.

21 Mlynarczyk is, what role she plays in Dezfooli’s life, and much less, if she is a medical

22 professional. Stated otherwise, the letter confirms that Dezfooli refused transport this morning.

23 This refusal, and resulting sentencing delay, is on the heels of the court being advised that

24 Dezfooli is now requesting that his court appointed attorney withdraw. The court cannot

25 resolve Dezfooli’s request without his presence.

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 1        Dezfooli’s actions are causing unnecessary delays to the administration of justice.
 2 Consequently, the court finds it necessary and appropriate to order the USMS to use reasonable

 3 force as it deems necessary to compel this defendant to be transported and to appear before this

4 court for his sentencing hearing tomorrow, August 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 6B of

 5 the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse at 333 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 6        IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the USMS is authorized to use reasonable force as it
 7 deems necessary to compel the defendant to be transported for and appear at the sentencing

 8 hearing scheduled for August 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in LV Courtroom 6B.

 9        Dated: August 20, 2025
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                                                Cristina D. Silva
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                                                United States District Judge
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