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Parties Involved:
Leticia Rodriguez
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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Rodriguez / Stipulation to Appear by Video 

Teleconference and Order

HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, Bar #122664

Federal Defender

BENJAMIN A. GERSON, NY Bar # 5505144

Assistant Federal Defender

Designated Counsel for Service

2300 Tulare Street, Suite 330

Fresno, CA 93721-2226

Telephone: (559) 487-5561

Fax: (559) 487-5950

Attorneys for Defendant

LETICIA RODRIGUEZ

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

LETICIA RODRIGUEZ,

Defendant.

Case No. 6:18-mj-00062-JDP 

STIPULATION FOR DEFENDANT TO 

APPEAR BY VIDEO 

TELECONFERENCE; ORDER 

Date: February 26, 2020 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Judge: Hon. Jeremy D. Peterson 

The parties, through their respective counsel, Susan St. Vincent, Acting Legal Officer, 

counsel for the government, and Benjamin A. Gerson, Assistant Federal Defender, counsel for the 

defendant, Leticia Rodriguez, hereby stipulate and jointly move this Court to permit the defendant 

to waive her right to be personally present at the initial appearance hearing on February 12, 2020, 

at 10:00 a.m., and instead appear by video conference from the United States District Court in Las 

Vegas, Nevada. The parties make this request pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 43(b)(2).

Ms. Rodriguez recently relocated to Las Vegas for employment reasons. Travelling to 

Yosemite at this time would be cause severe financial hardship. Ms. Rodriguez and the 

undersigned defense counsel have discussed the importance of appearing in person. Ms. 

Rodriguez asks the court to consider the potential for travel at this time to negatively impact her

employment. The issue has been discussed with the counsel for the government, who have no 

objections. Ms. Rodriguez requests the Court accept waiver of her right to be personally present 

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at the proceedings on February 26, 2020. 

Respectfully submitted,

McGREGOR SCOTT

United States Attorney

Dated: February 20, 2020 /s/ Susan St. Vincent

SUSAN ST. VINCENT

Acting Legal Officer

National Park Service

Yosemite National Park

Dated: February 20, 2020 HEATHER E. WILLIAMS

Federal Defender

/s/ Benjamin A. Gerson

BENJAMIN A. GERSON

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorney for Defendant

LETICIA RODRIGUEZ

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ORDER

Good cause appearing, the above stipulation for defendant to appear via video 

teleconference in Case No. 6:18-mj-00062 is hereby accepted and adopted as the order of this 

court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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