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Parties Involved:
Carmen Chan
Defendant
Paul Leung
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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United States v. Carmen Chan, et al. CR 07-0428 MMC

[Proposed] Travel Order and Order Releasing Passports 1

GARRICK S. LEW (State Bar No. 61889)

Law Offices of Garrick S. Lew & Associates

600 Townsend Street, Suite 329E

San Francisco, CA 94103

Telephone: (415) 575-3588

Facsimile: (415) 522-1506

gsl@defendergroup.com

Attorney for Defendant CARMEN CHAN

MATTHEW A. SIROKA (State Bar No. 233050)

LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW A. SIROKA

600 Townsend Street Suite 329E

San Francisco, California 94103

Telephone: 415.522.1105

Facsimile: 415.522.1506

Attorney for Defendant PAUL LEUNG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) CR 07-0428 MMC

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Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] TRAVEL 

) ORDER

vs. )

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CARMEN CHAN and PAUL LEUNG, )

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Defendants. )

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At the initial setting of the bond and Conditions of Pretrial Release in this matter, defendants

PAUL LEUNG and CARMEN CHAN requested that they be permitted to travel internationally for

business, family and pleasure as a condition of their release. Magistrate James Larson suggested that

a stipulation be prepared by the parties setting forth the prospective travel dates and submitted to the

court for approval. Defendants submitted the proposed travel itineraries to AUSA Denise Barton and

the government objected to defendant Carman Chan’s proposed travel request.

On August 14, 2007 by noticed motion Defendants PAUL LEUNG and CARMEN CHAN,

husband and wife, sought court approval to travel to the locations listed below on the following dates:

Hong Kong from August 21, 2007 to September 4, 2007

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28 1 Since the initial application, defendants’ business needs and meetings have changed.

Defendants anticipate they may be able to return earlier than December 10, but in an abundance of

caution have requested the later date as there are some last minute meetings they may need to attend.

United States v. Carmen Chan, et al. CR 07-0428 MMC

[Proposed] Travel Order and Order Releasing Passports 2

Hong Kong from October 2, 2007 to October 18, 2007

Hong Kong from November 13, 2007 to November 30, 20071

Japan from December 10, 2007 to December 18, 2007 

Hong Kong December 29, 2007 to January 21, 2008.

At the August 14, 2007 hearing Pretrial Services officer Betty Kim informed the court that

Pretrial Services did not oppose the defendants request. The court was informed that each defendant had

posted $100,000 cash deposit with the clerk of the court as a condition of their pretrial release. The

court approved defendants proposed travel schedule.

 AUSA Denise Barton arrived late for the hearing due to other court matters. The court met with

counsel for both parties in chambers where the court heard and considered the government’s objections

regarding the requested travel. 

The court then modified the initial travel order approving the first trip to Hong Kong from

August 21, 2007 to September 4, 2007 and reserving judgment on the remaining proposed trips

indicating that if the initial travel was completed without incident the court most likely would approve

subsequent travel requests of the parties.

Defendants PAUL LEUNG and CARMEN CHAN successfully completed their travel to Hong

Kong from August 21, 2007 to September 4, 2007 and returned without incident. They similarly

successfully completed their second trip to Hong Kong from October 2, 2007 to October 18, 2007.

Pretrial services has been informed of defendant’s request for the instant travel order and has no

objection to the request.

As such, the parties HEREBY STIPULATE that defendants be permitted to travel to Hong Kong

November 15, 2007 to no later than December 10, 2007.

SO STIPULATED.

DATED: November 7, 2007

/s/ Denise Marie Barton /s/Garrick S. Lew /s/Matthew A. Siroka

Counsel for the Government Counsel for Defendant Counsel for Defendant

Carmen Chan Paul Leung

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[Proposed] Travel Order and Order Releasing Passports 3

ORDER

Good cause appearing;

ITISHEREBY ORDEREDthat defendants PAUL LEUNG and CARMEN CHAN, husband and

wife, be permitted to travel to Hong Kong from November 15, 2007 to December 10, 2007. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court return the passports of PAUL LEUNG

and CARMEN CHAN to each defendant prior to the departure date of November 15, 2007 and that each

defendant redeposit their passports with the Clerk of the Court no later than five days after their return

in December, 2007.

DATED: November ____, 2007

_____________________________

United States Magistrate Judge James Larson

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