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JOHN H. HEMANN, State Bar No. 165823 

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San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 

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Attorneys for Defendant 

ANTOINETTE COWDEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ANTOINETTE COWDEN, 

Defendant. 

No. CR 09-523-WHA 

[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER 

CONTINUING SENTENCING AND SET 

STATUS CONFERENCE 

Current Hearing Date: April 13, 2010 

Time: 2:00 P.M. 

Judge: Hon. William H. Alsup 

Proposed Hearing Date: May 11, 2010 

Time: 2:00 P.M. 

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This matter is currently scheduled for a Sentencing Hearing before the Court on Tuesday, 

April 13, 2010. 

This matter was previously continued by the Court at the request of the parties in order to 

occur after the resolution of the charges against Defendant Cowden's co-defendant, Virginia 

Roberson, and then continued again so that information regarding Defendant Cowden’s 

psychological evaluation could be presented to the Assistant U.S. Attorney. 

Defendant Cowden seeks an additional continuance as a result of a recent development 

related to the drug evidence in this case. This case involves the seizure of drugs by the San 

Francisco Police Department and the subsequent testing of those drugs, for type and quantity, by 

the San Francisco Police crime lab. As has been widely reported in the local press, a former 

employee of the crime lab was discovered to have been illegally removing drugs from the lab, 

apparently for personal use. Significant questions have been raised about both the tests conducted 

by this particular employee and the integrity of the crime lab processes and procedures in general. 

The San Francisco Police Department and the District Attorney are conducting investigations, and 

numerous cases already have been dismissed by the District Attorney’s office as a result of the 

issues raised by the former employee’s conduct. 

Defendant Cowden’s counsel requires additional time to review and investigate the 

allegations related to the crime lab. At a minimum, the quantity of the drugs at issue is relevant to 

the pending sentencing, and other issues related to Ms. Cowden’s plea, conviction, and criminal 

history may become evident. 

Accordingly, Defendant Cowden respectfully requests that the Sentencing Hearing for 

Defendant Cowden be continued and that a status conference be set for May 11, 2010 at 2:00 

p.m., or another date convenient for the Court. The United States does not object to this request 

and stipulates to this continuance. The parties suggest that a status conference is more 

appropriate than setting a sentencing date because it is not clear at this time when the 

investigation of the crime lab will be completed and what further proceedings in this matter may 

be necessary. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

 3-8-2010 /s/ 

DATED JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO 

United States Attorney 

Northern District of California 

MATTHEW L. McCARTHY 

Assistant United States Attorney 

 3-8-2010 /s/ 

DATED JOHN HEMANN 

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Attorney for Defendant Antoinette Cowden 

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ORDER 

For the foregoing reasons, the Sentencing Hearing for Defendant Antoinette Cowden is 

continued and a status conference is scheduled for May 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED HON. WILLIAM H. ALSUP 

United States District Court Judge 

April 12, 2010.

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

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