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Parties Involved:
Garth May
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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Susan St. Vincent

Acting Legal Officer

Matthew McNease

Acting Legal Officer

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.

GARTH NORMAN MAY,

Defendant.

DOCKET NO. 6:15-mj-006-MJS

STATEMENT OF ALLEGED 

VIOLATION(S) OF PRE-TRIAL RELEASE 

CONDITIONS and ORDER THEREON

Court: U.S. District Court – Yosemite 

Judge: Honorable Michael J. Seng

Defendant, Garth Norman MAY, was arrested December 18, 2014, in Yosemite 

National Park and charged with twenty counts in a criminal complaint: Count 1-19: 

Failing to crate, cage, or restrain a pet; and Count 20: Creating a nuisance upon private 

lands in park jurisdiction. MAY plead not guilty February 3, 2015. On February 24, 2015, 

the Yosemite Legal Office notified this Court that MAY had violated the terms of his 

release by failing to crate or leash his dogs. On March 4, 2015, a hearing was held 

regarding the pre-trial release violations. MAY stipulated that the dogs were off leash. 

This Court ordered the following conditions of release in addition to the standard 

conditions of release: obey all laws, do not allow pets to be off leash or unrestrained 

outside, and the dogs are to be on a leash or tied to an anchor in the backyard if left 

alone. The Government alleges Garth Norman MAY has violated the following 

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condition(s) of his pre-trial release: 

CHARGE ONE: FAILURE TO OBEY ALL LAWS

MAY was ordered to obey all laws while on pre-trial release. On April 15, 2015, a 

neighbor called in for help as one of MAY’s dogs was off leash and on the neighbor’s 

property. 

CHARGE TWO: FAILURE TO RESTRAIN PETS

MAY was ordered to keep his pets on leash or restrained at all times when the 

pets were outside. On April 15, 2015, a neighbor of MAY’s observed one of MAY’s dogs 

off leash in and around the neighbor’s property. 

The Yosemite Legal Office respectfully requests the above referenced matter, 

U.S. v. Garth Norman May, 6:15-mj-006-MJS, be put back on calendar for April 28, 

2015, at 10:00 a.m.

Dated: April 20, 2015 By: /s/ Matthew McNease

Matthew McNease

Acting Legal Officer

Yosemite National Park, CA

ORDER

Good cause appearing, Defendant Garth May shall appear at the Yosemite Court 

House, April 28, 2015, at 10:00 AM, and answer to the claim that he has failed to comply 

with the terms of his release pending trial and to show cause why he should not be held 

in contempt or otherwise sanctioned for his alleged failure to comply with this Court’s 

Orders.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 20, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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