Order Concerning Pretrial Motions — No. 4:25-cr-00552 (Dkt. 15, E.D. Mo.)

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Order Concerning Pretrial Motions, Doc. 15 filed November 3, 2025 in United States v. Alexander Sampson, Case No. 4:25 CR 552-1 SEP (SRW) in the Eastern District of Missouri, signed by Stephen R. Welby, United States Magistrate Judge. It orders the Government to give notice under Rule 12(b)(4)(B) of the specific evidence it intends to use at trial, sets November 10, 2025 for responses to pretrial disclosure requests, and sets a Fed. R. Crim. P. 16.1(a) discovery conference for no later than November 17, 2025. Finding that defense counsel had not yet reviewed discovery, the court grants more time for pretrial motions and excludes the period under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv). Any pretrial motion may be filed until December 18, 2025; the order also confirms the Government's Brady obligation under the Due Process Protections Act.

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                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                          EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
                                EASTERN DIVISION


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                         )
                                                  )
    Plaintiff,                                    )
                                                  )
            vs.                                   ) Case No. 4:25 CR 552-1 SEP (SRW)
                                                  )
ALEXANDER SAMPSON,                                )
                                                  )
     Defendant.                                   )

                      ORDER CONCERNING PRETRIAL MOTIONS

       IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that forthwith the Government shall give notice to the

defendant of its intention to use specific evidence at trial pursuant to Rule 12(b)(4)(B), Federal

Rules of Criminal Procedure.

       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED 1 that forthwith each party may propound to the opposing

party, and may file with the court, any request for pretrial disclosure of evidence or information.

Not later than November 10, 2025, the parties shall respond to any such requests for pretrial

disclosure of evidence or information and may file with the court a copy of any such response.

To avoid a proliferation of documents, to the extent practicable, all such requests for disclosure

and the responses thereto shall be contained in one request document or in one response

document, with each separate item of information or evidence discussed being a subpart of said

document.

       At the arraignment Defendant's counsel made a motion for additional time to file pretrial

motions. Defendant's counsel has not had the opportunity to review discovery nor had time to

investigate the evidence nor had an opportunity to discuss it with defendant nor had time to

decide whether or not to file pretrial motions. The Court finds that to deny Defendant's motion

1Any motion for an extension of any of the following deadlines or any request for a continuance

of a setting shall include information relevant to findings required by the Speedy Trial Act,
specifically, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h).
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for additional time would deny counsel for Defendant the reasonable time necessary for effective

investigation and preparation of pretrial motions, taking into account the exercise of due

diligence, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), and that the ends of justice served by granting

defendant's motion for additional time outweigh the best interests of the public and Defendant in

a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).

       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the time granted by this Order to review discovery

and to prepare pretrial motions or a waiver thereof is excluded from computation of the latest

date for the trial setting as prescribed by the Speedy Trial Act. See 18 U.S.C. 3161(h)(7)(A) and

(B)(iv).

       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that not later than November 17, 2025, the parties must

have a discovery conference pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16.1(a). All motions requesting

Court action pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16.1(b) must be pursued in a diligent and timely

manner. The undersigned will not consider motions requesting Court-action pursuant to Fed. R.

Crim. P. 16.1(b) filed after the pretrial motion deadline.

       Brady Warning: Pursuant to the Due Process Protections Act, the Court confirms the

United States’ obligation to produce all exculpatory evidence to the defendant pursuant to Brady

v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and its progeny, and orders it to do so. Failing to do so in a

timely manner may result in consequences, including, but not limited to, exclusion of evidence,

adverse jury instructions, dismissal of charges, contempt proceedings, or sanctions by the Court.

       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that not later than December 18, 2025, the parties may

file any relevant pretrial motion and the parties shall respond to any such motions not later than

December 24, 2025.

       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any pretrial motion seeking a court order for the

production of evidence or information from the opposing party, shall contain a statement of


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counsel that movant's counsel has personally conferred with counsel for the opposing party about

the issue raised in the motion, that there is a good faith belief that the information or evidence

exists about which discovery is sought, and that the disclosure of said information or evidence

has been refused by the opposing party. Any such motion not having such attestation will not

be considered or ruled by the Court.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any motion to suppress shall set forth, with

particularity, the item of evidence to which the motion is addressed and shall set forth specific

factual details to support any claim that such evidence was unlawfully obtained. Any motion to

suppress not containing such specific information or any motion cast in conclusory or conjectural

terms will not be heard or considered by the Court. Each motion to suppress must also include a

memorandum of law setting forth the specific legal ground upon which it is contended that any

such item of evidence was unlawfully obtained, with citations to authority. Further the practice

of adopting motions filed by other defendants will not be permitted without prior leave of the

Court.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any motion with respect to the sufficiency of an

indictment or information, including any motion to dismiss, shall set forth specific factual details

to support the motion. Any motion with respect to the sufficiency of an indictment or

information that is cast in conclusory or conjectural terms will not be heard or considered by the

Court. Any such motion must also include a memorandum of law setting forth the specific legal

ground supporting the motion.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if the Defendant chooses not to file any pretrial

motions, counsel for the Defendant shall file with the Court, not later than December 18, 2025, a

memorandum attesting that there are no issues that the Defendant wishes to raise by way of




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pretrial motion; that counsel has personally discussed this matter with the defendant; and that the

Defendant agrees and concurs in the decision not to raise any issues by way of pretrial motions.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that an evidentiary hearing on any pretrial motions will

be set upon further order of the Court. In the event the Defendant elects not to file any pretrial

motions, no evidentiary hearing will be set, and the case may be set for trial by the District

Court.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the trial of this matter will be set following the

conclusion of pretrial proceedings.

         No extension time of any deadline set in this order will be granted except upon written

motion, made before the expiration of the deadline, and upon good cause shown. Failure to

timely file motions or requests, or to request an extension of time to do so, may be considered a

waiver of the right of a party to make such motions or requests, as set out in Fed. R. Crim. P.

12(c)(3).

                                              /s/Stephen R. Welby
                                              STEPHEN R. WELBY
                                              UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Dated this 3rd day of November, 2025.




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