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Parties Involved:
Wesley Matthews
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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Susan St. Vincent

Legal Office

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Legal Office

P.O. Box 517

Yosemite, California 95389

Telephone: (209) 372-0241

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

WESLEY MATTHEWS,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 6:14-MJ-00102-MJS

STIPULATION TO CONTIUE 

EVIDENTIARY HEARING; AND ORDER 

THEREON

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Susan St. Vincent, the legal officer 

for the National Park Service, and Defendant Wesley Matthews, by and through his 

attorney of record, Megan T. Hopkins, that the evidentiary hearing in the abovecaptioned matter set for January 21, 2015 be rescheduled to Tuesday, February 25, 

2015 at 1:30 p.m. 

Defendant filed a Motion to Suppress Evidence on December 22, 2014. The 

Government filed an Opposition to Defendant’s Motion on January 6, 2015. Defense 

plans to file a Reply on January 13, 2015, and the matter is on calendar for an 

evidentiary hearing on January 21, 2015. The arresting ranger in this matter is currently 

stationed at another park, and is not able to be present on January 21, 2015. Although 

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defense counsel did not request an evidentiary hearing in their moving papers, the 

Government requested in their Opposition, to the extent the Court had any doubts or 

questions regarding the ranger’s observations, the Court grant an evidentiary hearing. 

Should the Court find a hearing helpful or necessary, the parties hereby stipulate that 

hearing be rescheduled from January 21, 2015 to February 25, 2015 to allow the 

arresting ranger to be present.

Dated: January 12, 2015 _/S/ Susan St. Vincent _____

Susan St. Vincent

Legal Officer

Yosemite National Park

Dated: January 12, 2015 /S/ Megan Hopkins ________ 

Megan T. Hopkins

Attorney for Wesley Matthews

ORDER

For good cause shown, the Court accepts and adopts the above Stipulation and 

ORDERS that the evidentiary hearing for U.S. v. Matthews, case number 6:14-mj-00102-

MJS, is hereby continued to February 25, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 12, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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