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Defendant’s Motion to Continue — No. 4:20-cr-40056 (Dkt. 47, C.D. Ill.)

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A defendant's motion to continue filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Peoria Division, in United States v. Mitchell Allen Melega, Case No. 20-CR-40056, docketed as 4:20-cr-40056, as filing #47 of 2 pages, e-filed Monday, 30 January, 2023. Through attorney Maribeth Egert Dura, Melega states that trial is set for April 10, 2023 with a pre-trial on February 2, 2023, that counsel has received voluminous discovery but needs more time to review it with him, that he is not ready for trial or to change his plea, and that he requests at least an additional 90 days. The motion says it is made in good faith, that the ends of justice outweigh the parties' interests, that Assistant US Attorney John Mehocko and counsel for the co-defendant do not object, and that the defendant concurs; it asks that the matter be reset at least 90 days out.

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                4:20-cr-40056-JES-JEH # 47                Filed: 01/30/23     Page 1 of 2
                                                                                                             E-FILED
                                                                            Monday, 30 January, 2023 11:27:51 AM
                                                                                     Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD
                         UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL
                                  DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
                                    PEORIA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                         )
                                                  )
                         Plaintiff,               )
                                                  )
        v.                                        )        Case No.: 20-CR-40056
                                                  )
MITCHELL ALLEN MELEGA,                            )
                                                  )
                         Defendant.               )

                             DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO CONTINUE

        Now comes Defendant, MITCHELL ALLEN MELEGA, through his attorney, Maribeth Egert

Dura, and for his Motion to Continue states as follows:

        1.      This matter is set for trial on April 10, 2023. A Pre-Trial is set for February 2, 2023.

        2.      That Defendant’s counsel has received discovery but needs more time to review same

with Defendant, MITCHELL ALLEN MELEGA. The discovery in this matter is voluminous and the

Defendant is not ready for trial or to change his Plea. The Defendant is requesting at least an additional

90 days.

        3.      This continuance is made in good faith and the ends of justice would outweigh the

interests of the parties by continuing this pretrial and current trial setting.

        4.      Assistant US Attorney, John Mehocko, and Counsel for the Co-Defendant have no

objection to a continuance of the current pretrial and trial dates.

        5.      The Defendant has been consulted and concurs in this request.

        WHEREFORE, The Defendant prays this Honorable Court grant Defendant’s Motion to

Continue and reset matter at least 90 days from the current settings.

                                                  MITCHELL ALLEN MELEGA, Defendant,

                                                  By: /s/ Maribeth Egert Dura
                                                  Attorney for Defendant



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                                 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        I hereby certify that on January 30, 2023, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk
of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following:


John K Mehochko                    john.mehochko@usdoj.gov, angela.mae.hutton@usdoj.gov,
anysa.delarosa@usdoj.gov,         CaseView.ECF@usdoj.gov, glenda.verbeke@usdoj.gov,
sandy.moore@usdoj.gov

Maribeth Egert Dura                    maribeth_dura@hotmail.com,          duralaw@sbcglobal.net,
maribeth_duralaw@sbcglobal.net

Murray W Bell      mwbell@kirkwoodlaw.com, aolson@kirkwoodlaw.com

William Lester Breedlove      william@breedlovelegal.com, taylor@breedlovelegal.com

                                                       By: /s/ Maribeth Egert Dura
                                                       Attorney for Defendant



Maribeth Egert Dura
Dura Law Office
4507 N. Sterling, Suite 301
Peoria, Illinois 61615
Ph:     (309) 686-0895
Fax: (309) 686-0985
E-mail: Maribeth_Dura@hotmail.com




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