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Parties Involved:
Eustolio Gonzalez Gonzalez
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

USA,

Plaintiff,

v.

IN THE MATTER OF THE 

EXTRADITION OF EUSTOLIO 

GONZALEZ GONZALEZ,

Defendant.

Case No. 09-mj-70576-DMR-1 

ORDER ON PETITIONER'S

CONTINUED RELEASE

In these proceedings, the government of Mexico seeks the extradition of Eustolio Gonzalez 

Gonzalez, who was charged with attempted homicide in Mexico in 2009. In April 2012, the 

undersigned found that there was sufficient evidence to sustain the underlying charge pursuant to

the governing extradition treaty. The court certified that finding to the Secretary of State for a 

final extradition decision pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3184. [Docket No. 53.] On March 27, 2015, the 

court denied Mr. Gonzalez’s motion to stay certification of his extradition. The court also ordered 

supplemental briefing regarding Mr. Gonzalez’s continued release on bond under the supervision 

of the Pretrial Services Office. [Docket No. 74.] The parties timely filed the requested briefing. 

[Docket Nos. 75, 76 (Gov’t’s Supplemental Br.), 77.]

Having reviewed the parties’ submissions, the court finds that Mr. Gonzalez’s serious 

health conditions constitute special circumstances that justify his continued release pending 

extradition. See Salerno v. United States, 878 F.2d 317, 317 (9th Cir. 1989). Mr. Gonzalez is 85 

years old and is being treated for hypertension, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, 

hyperlipidemia, vertigo, cataracts, and possible glaucoma. He uses a walker, and is otherwise 

unsteady on his feet. He takes many daily medications, which are administered by his daughter 

because the task is too confusing for him to perform on his own. 

The court also finds that the release conditions that have been in place for nearly six years 

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are sufficient to mitigate flight risk and danger to the community. These conditions include 

electronic location monitoring. Mr. Gonzalez’s compliance with his release conditions has been 

supervised by Pretrial Services since 2009 without incident. 

The government represents that Mexican authorities are willing to arrange to be present on 

a date certain to transfer Mr. Gonzalez to Mexico the same day, once Mr. Gonzalez is in the 

custody of the U.S. Marshal. The U.S. Marshal is also willing to take Mr. Gonzalez into custody 

on that date with the goal of effecting his transfer to Mexico that same day, pursuant to court 

order. (Gov’t’s Supplemental Brief 2.) Therefore, pending notification of a proposed extradition

date from the Mexican authorities, Mr. Gonzalez shall remain out of custody, subject to the current 

conditions of his release. Once the court receives notification of the proposed extradition date, the 

court will issue an order regarding Mr. Gonzalez’s surrender.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2015

______________________________________

Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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