United States District Court 

Western District of Texas 

El Paso Division

United States of America, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. No. EP-20-CR-00389-DCG 

Patrick Wood Crusius, 

 Defendant. 

Joint Motion to Continue Sentencing 

Comes now the United States of America, by and through the United States Attorney 

for the Western District of Texas, and Defendant Patrick Wood Crusius, by and through his 

attorneys, file this Joint Motion to Continue the Sentencing in the above entitled and numbered 

cause, and would show the Court as follows: 

The sentencing of Defendant Patrick Wood Crusius is currently scheduled to begin on 

June 30, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (ECF 272). The Parties have consulted and request that 

commencement of sentencing be continued until July 5, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. This request is not 

for the purpose of delay, but rather to lessen the logistical burden on those wishing to participate 

and to allow for the greatest number of participants to attend the entirety of the proceedings. 

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Parties request that the instant motion be 

granted and that the sentencing be continued. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

 MARGARET LEACHMAN 

ATTORNEY FOR THE UNITED STATES, 

ACTING UNDER AUTHORITY 

CONFERRED BY 28 U.S.C. § 515 

/s/______________________________ 

IAN MARTINEZ HANNA

Assistant United States Attorney Texas 

Bar #24057885 

/s/______________________________ 

GREGORY MCDONALD 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Texas Bar # 13547300 

700 East San Antonio, Suite 200 

El Paso, Texas 79901 

/s/ ______________________________

MICHAEL S. WARBEL 

Trial Attorney 

DOJ Criminal Division 

950 Constitution Ave. NW 

Washington, DC 20530 

Ohio Bar # 0074369 

KRISTEN M. CLARKE 

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL 

CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION 

/s/ ______________________________

KYLE BOYNTON 

Trial Attorney 

Criminal Section 

Civil Rights Division 

950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 

Washington, DC 20530 

202-598-0449

Kyle.Boynton@usdoj.gov

Virginia Bar # 92123

/s/_____________________________

JOE A. SPENCER 

1009 Montana 

El Paso, Texas 79902 

915-532-5562

State Bar of Texas No. 18921800

/s/______________________________ 

REBECCA L. HUDSMITH 

Office of the Federal Public

LA Bar No. 7052

Defender for the Middle and 

Western Districts of Louisiana 

102 Versailles Blvd. Suite 816 

Lafayette, LA 70501 

Telephone: (337) 262-6336 

/s/_____________________________

MARK STEVENS 

310 S. St. Mary’s Street 

Tower Life Building, Suite 1920 

San Antonio, TX 78205 

(210) 226-1433

State Bar No. 1918420

/s/_____________________________

FELIX VALENZUELA 

701 Magoffin Ave. 

El Paso, TX 79901 

915-292-3173

State Bar No. 24076745

Attorneys for Patrick Crusius 

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United States District Court 

Western District of Texas 

El Paso Division

United States of America, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. No. EP-20-CR-00389-DCG 

Patrick Wood Crusius, 

 Defendant. 

Order

On this day, this Court considered the parties’ Joint Motion to Continue the Sentencing of 

Defendant Patrick Wood Crusius, in the above entitled and numbered cause. 

It is hereby ordered that the Sentencing Hearing will proceed under the following 

schedule: 

Portion of the Sentencing Proceeding Date and Time 

1. Discuss the Presentence Report and hear

and resolve objections to the Report;

Defense counsel’s and Defendant Patrick

Wood Crusius’s allocution

July 5th, 2023, beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

2. Victim impact statements July 5, 2023, beginning at 1:00 p.m. and 

proceeding until finished. The Court expects 

this portion of the hearing to take 

approximately two days. 

3. The Government’s allocution and the

Court’s pronouncement of Defendant’s

sentence

10:00 a.m. the day immediately following the 

last victim impact statement 

While each portion of the proceeding will take place in Courtroom Number 812, the 

Court will provide overflow capacity in a designated space in the Courthouse. 

Dated: __________________ ___________________________________ 

David C. Guaderrama 

United States District Judge 

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