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Parties Involved:
Van Thieng Di
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

Document Text:

BARTH 

DALY LLP 

Attorneys At Law 

Sacramento, California 

{00019261} 

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Ex Parte Request – File Abridged Motion 1 2:98-CR-00233 WBS 

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Kresta Nora Daly, SBN 199689 

BARTH DALY LLP

431 "I" Street, Suite 201 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 440-8600 

Facsimile: (916) 440-9610 

Email: kdaly@barth-daly.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

VAN THIENG DI 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

VAN THIENG DI, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:98-CR-00233 WBS

EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER 

PERMITTING THE FILING OF AN 

ABRIDGED MOTION UNDER 28 USC 

§2255 OR 28 USC §2241 AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER 

Van Thieng Di was sentenced by this Court on May 24, 2011. The undersigned counsel was 

appointed to represent Mr. Di on June 10, 2016. Mr. Di may be among those criminal defendants 

affected by Johnson v. United States, -- U.S. --, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015) and may 

therefore be entitled to be re-sentenced. 

Defense counsel is not able to review and thoroughly brief the potential issues in this case 

before the presumed June 26, 2016, limitation for filing1

. Mr. Di’s trial counsel has retired and 

moved to the East Coast. Prior counsel has been very cooperative and is in the process of locating, 

 

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 Counsel for the government, AUSA William Wong, was informed by defense counsel that Mr. Di 

intended to make the above request. Mr. Wong was unexpectedly called away from the office. Due 

to this unexpected turn of events, defense counsel is unable to represent Mr. Wong’s position on this 

request. 

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BARTH 

DALY LLP 

Attorneys At Law 

Sacramento, California 

{00019261} 

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copying and sending the necessary portions of his file to the undersigned defense counsel. Therefore 

Mr. Di, by and through his counsel of record, requests the Court do the following: 

1. Allow Mr. Di to file an abridged motion under 28 USC §2255 or 28 USC §2241. Said 

motion will be filed on or before June 26, 2016; 

2. Allow Mr. Di to file a supplemental brief or memorandum of points and authorities fully 

briefing the issues presented in the abridged motion no later than December 26, 2016; and 

3. After the supplemental papers are filed, the Court will issue a briefing schedule if the 

Court deems it necessary. 

Dated: June 22, 2016. BARTH DALY LLP 

 By /s/ Kresta Nora Daly 

 KRESTA NORA DALY 

ORDER 

The court will not rule on defendant’s request for leave to file an abridged motion under 28 

U.S.C. § 2255 or 28 U.S.C. § 2241 before the June 26, 2016 filing deadline and file a supplemental 

brief or memorandum of points and authorities fully briefing the issues presented in the abridged 

motion no later than December 26, 2016 until after the United States Attorney has responded to the 

request. After consideration of the United States Attorney’s response the court will rule on the 

request. 

Dated: June 27, 2016 

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