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Order — No. 2:24-cr-00680 (Dkt. 80, D.N.J.)

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An order in United States v. Anne Bonilla, No. 2:24-CR-0680, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, filed December 22, 2025 as Document 80 (2 pages) and signed by Matthew W. Brann, Chief Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, specially presiding. The defendant challenged the legality of the current leadership structure of the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and the judge finds the challenge duplicative of the issues raised in United States v. Naviwala. All proceedings and pending motions are stayed pending resolution of the Naviwala motion and related appeals, the January 5, 2026 telephonic session is continued, and the parties must file a joint status report within fourteen days of the Naviwala decision.

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Case 2:24-cr-00680-MWB          Document 80       Filed 12/22/25     Page 1 of 2 PageID: 657




                   IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                              No. 2:24-CR-0680

         v.                                                (Chief Judge Brann)*

    ANNE BONILLA,

                Defendant.

                                           ORDER

                                    DECEMBER 22, 2025

        The defendant in this case has challenged the legality of the current leadership

structure of the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey

and the authority of these individuals to supervise her prosecution. Pursuant to the

Honorable Michael A. Chagares’s Order designating me to hold a District Court in

the District of New Jersey and transferring cases involving that issue to me,1 the

presiding Judge in this matter issued a transfer Order effectuating such reassignment.

        I have reviewed the docket in this case, and I find that this challenge is

duplicative of the issues raised in United States v. Naviwala.2 I intend to resolve the

authority issue in that litigation. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:



*
     The Honorable Matthew W. Brann, Chief United States District Judge for the Middle District
     of Pennsylvania, sitting by designation.
1
     Designation Order, United States v. Naviwala, No. 2:24-CR-0099 (D.N.J. Dec. 18, 2025), Doc.
     270.
2
     Motion to Dismiss and Disqualify, Naviwala, No. 2:24-CR-0099 (D.N.J. Dec. 16, 2025), Doc.
     269.
Case 2:24-cr-00680-MWB    Document 80         Filed 12/22/25   Page 2 of 2 PageID: 658




     1.    All proceedings and pending motions in this matter are STAYED

           pending resolution of the Naviwala motion and all related appeals;

     2.    No further briefing should be submitted in relation to the instant motion

           except to raise a new issue that may justify lifting the stay;

     3.    The filing of this motion (Docs. 64, 77) tolls the time in which trial must

           commence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(1)(D);

     4.    The telephonic session scheduled for January 5, 2026 (see Doc. 72) and

           all other trial related issues are CONTINUED;

     5.    Within fourteen (14) days of my decision in Naviwala, the parties shall

           submit a joint status report indicating whether this matter raises any

           issues regarding the authority of the current leadership structure of the

           Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey that

           were not resolved in that decision. The status report should not discuss

           questions of remedy that should follow from a determination that that

           leadership structure is invalid.


                                               BY THE COURT:


                                               s/ Matthew W. Brann
                                               Matthew W. Brann
                                               Chief United States District Judge for
                                               the Middle District of Pennsylvania
                                               Specially Presiding



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