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Parties Involved:
Alon Hammer
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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WAIVER OF DEFENDANT’S 

PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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CAROL ANN MOSES #164193

Attorney at Law

7636 N. Ingram Ave., Suite 104

Fresno, California 93711

Telephone: (559) 449-9069

Facsimile: (559) 513-8530

Attorney for Defendant, Alon Hammer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALON HAMMER,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 6:15-mj-00082-MJS

WAIVER OF DEFENDANT’S PERSONAL 

APPEARANCE PURSUANT TO FEDERAL 

RULE 43; ORDER THEREON

Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 43(b)(3), Defendant, ALON HAMMER, having been advised 

of his right to be present at all stages of proceedings, hereby requests that this Court proceed in 

his absence on every occasion that the Court may permit, pursuant to this waiver. Defendant 

agrees that his interests shall be represented at all times by the presence of his attorney, CAROL 

ANN MOSES, the same as if Defendant were personally present, and requests that this Court 

allow his attorney-in-fact to represent his interests at all times. Defendant further agrees that 

notice to Defendant’s attorney that Defendant’s presence is required will be deemed notice to the 

Defendant of the requirement of his appearance at said time and place.

Mr. Hammer was arrested on September 13, 2015, in Yosemite National Park. 

Mr. Hammer is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana, Reckless 

Driving, and Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device. 

Mr. Hammer lives in Israel. Mr. Hammer contacted defense counsel on September 17, 

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WAIVER OF DEFENDANT’S 

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2015, requesting assistance in advancing his initial appearance so he could appear in court prior 

to his prepaid departure for Israel on October 5, 2015.

Defense counsel immediately contacted the Legal Officer for the National Park Service, 

Susan St. Vincent who advised that the Criminal Complaint would be filed in a week, but that the 

Court needed the Complaint two weeks before the Defendant’s initial appearance date. The 

Criminal Complaint was filed September 22, 2015. Additionally, Ms. St. Vincent believed the 

Court to have filled the allotted initial appearance spots for each court date before Mr. Hammer’s 

departure that defense counsel was available.

As such, Mr. Hammer, through his attorney of record applies for a Rule 43 Waiver for his 

personal appearance for his initial appearance, all status conferences and non-dispositive motions. 

Ms. St. Vincent does not object to the Rule 43 Waiver. Ms. St. Vincent tentatively scheduled 

Mr. Hammer’s initial appearance for December 1, 2015.

Mr. Hammer used due diligence to get before the court prior to his October 5, 2015, 

departure to Israel. A one-way flight to Israel takes 15 hours and a round trip costs approximately 

$1,500. Mr. Hammer has lived in Israel for 19 years. He is a full time student at the University at 

Minshar for the Arts where he studies film making. Additionally, he works as a film maker in 

Israel.

Mr. Hammer requests the Court grant the proposed Rule 43 Waiver of his personal 

appearance for his initial appearance, all status conferences and non-dispositive motions.

Dated: September 30, 2015 /s/ Alon Hammer

ALON HAMMER

Dated: September 30, 2015 /s/ Carol Ann Moses

CAROL ANN MOSES

Attorney for Defendant,

ALON HAMMER 

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ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the above request HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

Defendant, ALON HAMMER’S appearance may be waived at any and all nonsubstantive pretrial proceedings in accordance with Rule 43 of the Federal Rules of Criminal 

Procedure until further order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 5, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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