Joint Motion to Modify Scheduling Order — No. JRR-22-146 (Dkt. 151, D. Md.)
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In this joint motion in the District of Maryland, the government and defendant Ron Elfenbein ask the court to extend the expert disclosure deadlines in Crim. No. JRR-22-146. Under the Scheduling Order entered on November 14, 2025 (ECF No. 147), preliminary expert disclosures are due April 6, 2026 and responsive disclosures May 20, 2026, with a jury trial set for August 3, 2026. The parties ask to move those two deadlines to May 4, 2026 and May 29, 2026 so they can prepare for trial and exchange expert reports, with all other deadlines left in effect. The motion is signed by Gregg L. Bernstein for the defendant and lists Matthew P. Phelps of the U.S. Attorney's Office and D. Keith Clouser of the Justice Department's Fraud Section. Its certificate of service is dated March 30, 2026.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
(Northern Division)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Crim. No. JRR-22-146
RON ELFENBEIN,
Defendant.
JOINT MOTION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER
The Government and the Defendant jointly request an extension of the current expert
disclosure deadlines in the above matter, and in support thereof, state as follows:
1. Per the Court’s Scheduling Order entered on November 14, 2025 (ECF No. 147), the
current deadlines are set forth below:
April 6, 2026 Preliminary expert disclosure deadline.
May 20, 2026 Responsive expert disclosure deadline.
June 3, 2026, 11:00 a.m. Rule 12(b)(3) motions hearing.
Defendant must be present.
July 1, 2026 Jencks disclosure.
July 1, 2026 Motions in limine deadline.
July 1, 2026 Deadline for receipt in chambers of proposed voir
dire, proposed jury instructions, and a proposed jury
verdict form.
July 22, 2026, 11:00 a.m. Pretrial conference
August 3, 2026, 9:00 a.m. Jury trial, Courtroom 3A.
2. In order to prepare for trial and exchange any expert reports, the parties request an
extension of the expert disclosure deadlines as follows:
May 4, 2026 Preliminary expert disclosure deadline.
May 29, 2026 Responsive expert disclosure deadline.
3. All remaining deadlines in the current scheduling order remain in effect.
WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the parties request that the Court extend the
scheduling order deadline related to expert disclosures.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: March 30, 2024 /s/ Gregg L. Bernstein
Gregg L. Bernstein (Bar No. 01340)
Samantha A. Miller (Bar No. 21374)
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP
100 East Pratt Street – Suite 2440
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel No: 410-332-0444
Fax No: 410-659-0436
gbernstein@zuckerman.com
mhimeles@zuckerman.com
samiller@zuckerman.com
Counsel for Defendant Ron Elfenbein
Matthew P. Phelps, AUSA
Office of the U.S. Attorney
36 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
matthew.phelps@usdoj.gov
D. Keith Clouser (w/permission)
D. Keith Clouser
U.S. Department of Justice
Criminal Division – Fraud Section
1400 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
david.clouser@usdoj.gov
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on March 30, 2026, I caused a copy of the foregoing to be served via CM/ECF
on all counsel of record.
/s/ Gregg L. Bernstein
Gregg L. Bernstein
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