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Parties Involved:
USA
Plaintiff
Gerard Vagt
Defendant

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DEFENDANT’S REQUEST FOR RULE 43 WAIVER 

OF APPEARANCE AT CHANGE OF PLEA /

SENTENCING HEARING 1

CAROL ANN MOSES #164193

Attorney at Law

7636 N. Ingram Ave., #104

Fresno, California 93711

Telephone: (559) 449-9069

Facsimile: (559) 513-8530

Attorney for Defendant, GERARD VAGT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

GERARD VAGT,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 6:16-mj-00009-MJS

 STIPULATION FOR RULE 43 WAIVER 

 OF APPEARANCE AT CHANGE OF 

 PLEA / SENTENCING HEARING;

 ORDER

 Date: January 10, 2017

 Time: 10:00 a.m.

 Judge: Hon. Michael J. Seng

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 43(b)(2), Defendant GERARD VAGT, 

having been advised of his right to be present at all stages of proceedings, hereby requests this 

Court permit him to waive his right to personally appear for his Change of Plea / Sentencing 

Hearing and be allowed to appear via video conference. Mr. Vagt agrees that his interests shall 

be represented at all times by the presence of his attorney, Carol Moses, the same as if he were 

personally present, and requests that this Court allow his attorney-in-fact to represent his interests 

at all times. The government has no objection to this request.

Mr. Vagt was charged with 1 count of 36 CFR 4.23(a)(1) – Driving Under the Influence 

of Alcohol, 1 count of 36 CFR 4.23(a)(2) – Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol with a Blood 

Alcohol Content Greater than .08%, and 1 count of 36 CFR 4.10(a) – Operating a Motor Vehicle 

Off Road. Susan St. Vincent, Legal Officer for the National Park Service, intends to file a First 

Amended Complaint charging 36 C.F.R. 4.2, incorporating California Vehicle Code Section 

23103.5(a) – “Wet” Reckless Driving.

Mr. Vagt is a resident of Lander, Wyoming. He is a certified licensed speech language 

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OF APPEARANCE AT CHANGE OF PLEA /

SENTENCING HEARING 2

pathologist working Monday through Wednesday at two rural schools in the wilds of Wyoming

working with low income Native American children. Travel in the state of Wyoming during the 

winter months is difficult.

Mr. Vagt previously requested and was granted a Rule 43 Waiver for his initial 

appearance and all pretrial matters. 

Mr. Vagt respectfully requests that the Court grant a waiver of his right and obligation to 

be personally present and that he be permitted to appear via video conference from the U.S. 

District Court in Denver, Colorado, for his change of plea / sentencing hearing. 

Dated: December 7, 2016 /s/ Carol Ann Moses

CAROL ANN MOSES

Attorney for Defendant,

GERARD VAGT

Dated: December 7, 2016 /s/ Susan St. Vincent 

SUSAN ST. VINCENT

Legal Officer

National Park Service

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the above request for waiver of Defendant’s

personal appearance and request to appear via video conference at the change of plea / 

sentencing hearing in Case No. 6:16-mj-00009-MJS, is hereby accepted and adopted as 

the order of this Court on condition that Defendant make all necessary arrangements 

to enable his appearance by video via a secure Court network and that a fully signed 

copy of a written plea agreement be provided to the Court at least two days before the 

hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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SENTENCING HEARING 3

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