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Parties Involved:
Suneet Singal
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SUNEET SINGAL, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:22-cr-00068-DJC 

TRIAL CONFIRMATION ORDER 

 On December 12, 2024, the Court conducted a trial confirmation hearing. 

Nicholas Fogg and Jessica Delaney appeared on behalf of the Government and 

William Portanova and Michael Engle appeared on behalf of Defendant Suneet Singal. 

Based on the results of that trial confirmation hearing, the Court now issues this trial 

confirmation order. 

 This matter is set for trial on February 3, 2025. In preparation for this trial date, 

the Court hereby ORDERS: 

I. Motions in Limine

The parties have not yet filed motions in limine. The Court does not encourage 

the filing of motions in limine unless they are addressed to issues that can realistically 

be resolved by the Court prior to trial and without reference to the other evidence 

which will be introduced by the parties at trial. Any motions in limine counsel elect to 

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file shall be filed on or before January 22, 2025. Each party’s motions in limine should 

be filed in a single document with each motion beginning on a new page within that 

document. Opposition shall be filed on or before January 27, 2025. Each party’s 

oppositions to motions in limine should be filed in a single document with each 

opposition beginning on a new page within that document. Where necessary for 

sealing purposes, a motion in limine or opposition to a motion in limine may be filed 

separately from the rest of the motions/oppositions. Parties should be prepared to 

present argument on these motions at the final status conference. 

II. Witnesses 

The Government shall, and Defendant may, file witness lists no later than 

January 22, 2025. Each party may call a witness designated by the others, though 

each party is responsible for securing the attendance of any witnesses they wish to call 

at trial. 

III. Exhibits 

While the Court is cognizant of the Government’s burden and the Defendant’s 

right to not present evidence at trial, identification of potential exhibits will streamline 

the trial for the parties and the jury. Accordingly, counsel and/or parties shall file their 

respective exhibit lists no later than January 22, 2025. 

No exhibit shall be marked with or entered into evidence under multiple exhibit 

numbers. All exhibits must be pre-marked as discussed below. 

At trial, joint exhibits shall be identified as JX and listed numerically, e.g., JX-1, 

JX-2. The Government’s exhibits shall be listed numerically, and Defendant’s exhibits 

shall be listed alphabetically. The parties must prepare three (3) separate exhibit 

binders for use by the Court at trial, with a side tab identifying each exhibit in 

accordance with the specifications above. Each binder shall have an identification 

label on the front and spine. The final exhibit binders are due to the Court on the 

first day of trial. 

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IV. Stipulations

The Court is unaware of any stipulations. 

V. Trial Briefs

Trial briefs from both parties shall be filed on January 22, 2025. 

VI. Joint Statement of the Case

Parties shall file a stipulated joint statement of the case by January 22, 2025. 

VII. Proposed Jury Voir Dire

By January 22, 2025, parties shall file proposed questions to be asked by the 

Court during jury selection. Parties are advised to limit the number of proposed voir 

dire and to only propose questions they feel are essential. 

Each party will be limited to 20 minutes of jury voir dire. 

VIII. Proposed Jury Instructions

The Court directs the parties to meet and confer in an attempt to generate a 

joint set of jury instructions. 

On or before January 22, 2025, parties shall submit joint proposed jury 

instructions to the Court. If parties are unable to agree on an instruction, parties shall 

include any such instruction and/or under a separate heading in the joint proposed 

jury instructions and identify which party proposed the jury instructions or verdict and 

the source of and authority for the proposed jury instruction. Any objections to a 

proposed jury instruction shall be included in the joint proposed jury instructions. Any 

objection should identify the party objecting, provide a concise statement of the 

reasons for the objection, and include any relevant citation to authority. When 

applicable, the objecting party shall submit an alternative proposed instruction on the 

issue or identify which of his or her own proposed instructions covers the subject. All 

proposed jury instructions, whether agreed or disputed, shall be contained in a single 

document as described above. All blanks in form instructions should be completed 

and all brackets removed. 

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IX. Proposed Verdict Form

The Government shall file a proposed verdict form no later than January 22, 

2025. Any opposition to the proposed verdict form shall be filed by the Defendant by 

January 27, 2025. 

X. Filing Documents

All documents mentioned above, including but not limited to Proposed Jury 

Instructions, Witness Lists, Exhibit Lists, Joint Statement of the Case, Proposed Verdict 

Form, and Motions in Limine, shall be filed on the docket in this action and also 

emailed as a Word document to djcorders@caed.uscourts.gov. 

XI. Final Status Conference

The Court will conduct a Final Status Conference on January 30, 2025, at 9:00 

a.m. in Courtroom 7 before the Honorable Daniel J. Calabretta. At that time, the 

Court will hear argument on motions in limine and any outstanding matters to be 

resolved before trial. 

XII. Trial Date/Estimated Time of Trial

Jury Trial is set for February 3, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 7 before the 

Honorable Daniel J. Calabretta. Trial is anticipated to last 8 days. The parties are 

directed to Judge Calabretta’s standard procedures available on his webpage on the 

court’s website. 

The parties are to contact Gabriel Michel, Courtroom Deputy for Judge 

Calabretta, via email (gmichel@caed.uscourts.gov), one week prior to trial to ascertain 

the status of the trial date. 

XIII. Use of Court Audio Visual Equipment

If counsel intends to make use of any of the Court’s audio-visual equipment at 

trial and they have not received training on the usage of that equipment within the last 

year, that party is required to schedule a training on the usage of that equipment 

before trial. Contact Richard Arendt (rarendt@caed.uscourts.gov) in the IT 

Department to make arrangements for training. 

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XIV. Objections to Pretrial Order

Each party is granted 7 days from the date of this order to file objections to this 

order. If no objections are filed, the order will become final without further order of 

this Court. 

Dated: December 12, 2024 

 THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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