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Status Report — United States v. Gurjeet Bath (Dkt. 18)

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This is a Status Report filed 03/27/25 by the United States in United States v. Gurjeet Bath, Case No. 1:24-CR-00198-JLT-SKO, as ordered by the Court on March 27, 2025. It says that if the defendant has not entered a guilty plea by Monday, April 14, 2025, the United States intends to present the case for indictment. The report recounts that a plea agreement was finalized and filed on August 16, 2024, that a Marsden hearing noticed for September 5, 2024, went forward without the defendant appearing, and that the defendant was later remanded into State custody. It adds that new defense counsel substituted into the case in December 2024 and asked for time to research a legal issue. After April 14, 2025, the United States does not intend to be bound by the plea agreement.

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          Case 1:24-cr-00198-JLT-SKO             Document 18    Filed 03/27/25     Page 1 of 2


 1 MICHELE BECKWITH
   Acting United States Attorney
 2 JEFFREY A. SPIVAK
   Assistant United States Attorney
 3 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401
   Fresno, CA 93721
 4 Telephone: (559) 497-4000
   Facsimile: (559) 497-4099
 5

 6 Attorneys for Plaintiff
   United States of America
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 8                              IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 9                                 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                          CASE NO. 1:24-CR-00198-JLT-SKO

12                                Plaintiff,            STATUS REPORT

13                         v.
                                                        Date: TBD
14   GURJEET BATH,                                      Time: TBD
                                                        Court: TBD
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                                  Defendant.
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18          The United States submits this status report as ordered by the Court on March 27, 2025. (ECF #
19 17). In short, if Defendant has not entered his guilty plea by Monday, April 14, 2025, the United States

20 intends to present the case for indictment.

21                                               STATUS REPORT
22          On August 16, 2024, the United States and the Defendant Gurjeet Bath (Defendant) finalized and
23 filed a plea agreement to resolve Defendant’s criminal case. (ECF #2). At the request of the parties, the

24 Court set the matter for change of plea on September 16, 2024. (ECF #3). Shortly thereafter, defense

25 counsel for Defendant noticed a Marsden Hearing for September 5, 2024. (ECF #5). Defendant did not

26 appear for the hearing. (ECF #6). The Court re-set a Marden Hearing on October 22, 2024. (ECF #8).

27 Defense counsel advised the Court that Defendant had been remanded into State custody and requested

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 1 the Marsden Hearing be vacated, which the Court granted. (ECF # 9).

 2          In December 2024, new defense counsel substituted into the case. New defense counsel

 3 requested additional time to research a legal issue prior to Defendant entering his guilty plea. The

 4 United States agreed to provide defense counsel time to research the issue. In early March, the United

 5 States informed defense counsel that it would give Defendant until Monday, April 14, 2025 to enter his

 6 guilty plea. After that date, the United States does not intend to be bound by the plea agreement, and

 7 intends to present the case for indictment shortly thereafter.

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     Dated: March 27, 2025                                   MICHELE BECKWITH
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                                                             Assistant United States Attorney
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