Unopposed Motion and Proposed Order to Extend Self-Surrender Date — United States v. Cassie Will-Darnall (Dkt. 113)

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Defendant Cassie Will-Darnall, through the Federal Public Defender, files an unopposed motion and proposed order to extend her self-surrender date from January 7, 2026, to January 12, 2026. The motion states that the court sentenced her on September 24, 2025, to 18 months in custody and that she has been designated to the Victorville Satellite Camp. It says a Santa Clara County Superior Court video-conference mediation is scheduled for January 9, 2026, in a custody matter concerning a minor child. A Bureau of Prisons representative advised that a video appearance within two days of arrival is very unlikely. Counsel states that a Pretrial Services Officer and Assistant United States Attorney Sarah Griswold have no objection, and the order's date line is blank.

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Case 5:24-cr-00292-PCP Document 113 Filed 12/18/25 Page 1 of 3

1 JODI LINKER, Bar No. 230273
Federal Public Defender
2 Northern District of California
VARELL L. FULLER, Bar No. 202680
3 Assistant Federal Public Defender
55 South Market Street, Suite 820
4
San Jose, CA 95113
5 Telephone: (408) 291-7753
Facsimile: (408) 291-7399
6 Email: Varell_Fuller@fd.org

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Counsel for Defendant WILL-DARNALL
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN JOSE DIVISION
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. CR 24–00292 PCP
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Plaintiff, UNOPPOSED MOTION AND
15 [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND
v. SELF-SURRENDER DATE
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CASSIE WILL-DARNALL,
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Defendant.
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20 MOTION

21 Defendant Cassie Will-Darnall, by and through counsel, respectfully requests that the Court

22 extend her self-surrender date, currently scheduled for January 7, 2026, by five days to January 12,

23 2026.

24 The Court sentenced Ms. Will-Darnall on September 24, 2025, to 18 months in custody. See

25 Dkt. No. 98. She has been designated to the Victorville Satellite Camp. The Santa Clara County

26 Superior Court has scheduled Ms. Will-Darnall to participate in a video-conference mediation on

27 January 9, 2026, in the matter of Cassie Will-Darnall v. Sheri Darnall, No. 16FL177208, concerning

28 her ex-wife’s request for custody of their minor child. The undersigned has confirmed that Ms. Will-

UNOPPOSED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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1 Darnall is represented in those proceedings by Matthew Ruddy, Esq.
2 On December 16, 2025, a representative of the Federal Public Defender’s Office contacted the
3 Victorville Bureau of Prisons facility and spoke with a representative who advised that although
4 video court appearances are available, they must be scheduled through the inmate’s assigned case
5 manager. The representative advised that a case manager is not assigned until after the defendant
6 surrenders into custody and that it is very unlikely that a video appearance could be arranged within
7 two days of arrival. He further explained that the initial intake process may limit a defendant’s ability
8 to communicate on the first day, and that counsel must typically make scheduling requests.
9 Accordingly, although video capacity exists, it is unlikely that a video appearance can be arranged
10 within the required timeframe to permit Ms. Will-Darnall to participate in the mediation. For these
11 reasons, Ms. Will-Darnall respectfully seeks a brief extension of her self-surrender date to allow her
12 to participate in the scheduled mediation.
13 Counsel has conferred with Pretrial Services Officer Yaneeyla Arevalo-Arellano and Assistant
14 United States Attorney Sarah Griswold and has been advised that they have no objection to the brief
15 extension of Ms. Will-Darnall’s self-surrender date.
16 For the reasons set forth above, Ms. Will-Darnall respectfully requests that her self-surrender
17 date be extended to January 12, 2026.
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19 Dated: December 18, 2025 Respectfully submitted,

20 JODI LINKER
Federal Public Defender
21 Northern District of California
22 /S
VARELL L. FULLER
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Assistant Federal Public Defender
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1 [PROPOSED] ORDER
2 GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, upon the unopposed motion of the defendant, IT IS HEREBY

3 ORDERED that defendant Cassie Will-Darnall’s self-surrender date is extended from January 7,

4 2026, to January 12, 2026.

5 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Will-Darnall shall surrender on January 12, 2026, to the

6 Bureau of Prisons facility to which she has been designated, Victorville Satellite Camp, or to the

7 United States Marshal’s Service office in San Jose, California, no later than 2:00 p.m.

8 IT IS SO ORDERED.

9 Dated: ______________________________________________
THE HONORABLE P. CASEY PITTS
10 United States District Court Judge
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