Opinion
2:20-cr-00197-RAJ
07-03-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. (1) JOSE LUIS IBARRA-VALLE, (2) JESUS GUTIERREZ-GARCIA, (3) JESUS GARNICA-MELGOZA, (4) HUMBERTO GARCIA, (5) SANTOS CARO, (6) CHARLES HOFFMAN, (7) LEE WALLETTE, and (8) TISHA GIRTZ, Defendants.
ORDER ON STATUS REPORTS BY THE COORDINATING DISCOVERY ATTORNEY
The Honorable Richard A. Jones, United States District Judge.
On April 28, 2021, the Court appointed Russell M. Aoki of Aoki Law PLLC as the Coordinating Discovery Attorney (CDA) in the above-captioned matters. As part of those orders, the Court directed the CDA to provide monthly status reports:
The Coordinating Discovery Attorney shall also provide this Court with monthly ex parte status reports depicting the status of work and whether that work remains within the budget of any funds authorized by the Court, with the copy provided to defense counsel.U.S. v. Ibarra-Valle et al., 2:20-cr-0097-RAJ, Document 127, April 28, 2021, p. 3.
With only a sentencing hearing left, the Government has stopped producing discovery. There are no expenses for the CDA to monitor because Invendica is providing its e-discovery review database service at no cost. Accordingly, the Court modifies its previous orders:
• The CDA is relieved of the duty of filing further monthly ex parte status reports.
• However, the CDA shall file a status report if the Government produces additional discovery.
IT IS SO ORDERED.