UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA

HAMMOND DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

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vs. ) Cause No. 2:13-CR-36-RL-APR

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CHRISTOPHER M. BOUR )

NATISHA HILLARD )

Defendant. )

ORDER

On March 11, 2013, Defendants, CHRISTOPHER M. BOUR and NATISHA HILLARD,

appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Andrew P. Rodovich for purposes of arraignment. 

The Court now sets the following scheduling order:

A jury trial in the above-named cause is hereby scheduled for May 13, 2013, at 8:00 a.m.

(C.S.T.), as a primary setting before the Honorable RUDY LOZANO, United States District

Court Senior Judge.

I. DISCOVERY

Within seven (7) days after the arraignment, the attorney for the United States and the

Defendant’s attorney shall confer, and upon request, the Government shall:

1. Permit Defendant’s attorney to inspect or copy any written or recorded statements

or confessions made by the Defendant, or copies thereof, within the possession,

custody, or control of the Government;

2. Permit Defendant’s attorney to inspect or copy any relevant results or reports of

physical or mental examinations, and of scientific tests or experiments made in

connection with the case, or copies thereof, within the possession, custody, or control

of the Government;

3. Permit Defendant’s attorney to inspect or copy any relevant recorded testimony of

the Defendant before a grand jury;

4. Permit Defendant’s attorney to inspect and to copy or photograph books, papers,

documents, data, photographs, tangible objects, buildings or places which are within

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the possession, custody, or control of the Government as provided in Rule

16(a)(1)(E);

5. Permit Defendant’s attorney to inspect or copy the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Identification Sheet indicating the Defendant's prior criminal record;

6. Permit Defendant’s attorney to inspect or copy any exculpatory or mitigating

evidence; and

7. Be permitted any reciprocal disclosure provided in Rule 16 which is in the

possession, custody, or control of the Defendant or his attorney.

If any party declines upon request to provide the above discovery, the declination must be

in writing and must specify the reasons disclosure is declined.

In the event the Defendant moves for additional discovery or inspection, his motion shall be

filed within the time set for pretrial motions and shall contain:

1. A statement that a conference was held and the date;

2. The name of the government attorney with whom the conference was held; and

3. A statement that agreement could not be reached concerning the discovery matters

which are the subject of the motion.

II. PRETRIAL MOTIONS

All pretrial motions specified in Fed. R. Crim. P. 12(b), including, but not limited to:

1. motion for severance;

2. motion for a bill of particulars or more definite statement;

3. motion to strike any portion of the indictment;

4. motion to dismiss the indictment or any portion thereof; and

5. motion to suppress evidence 

must be filed with the clerk of the district court within twenty eight days (28) days following the

date of arraignment. The government MUST file a written response within fourteen (14) days;

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failure to do so will be deemed the government’s admission that the relief requested by defendant

should be granted.

Any and all other pretrial motions by either the defendant or the government, including, but

not limited to, motions in limine, shall be filed no later than the date of the final pretrial

conference. The presiding judicial officer shall establish a briefing schedule for the motion at the

final pretrial conference. Any motion filed after the date of the final pretrial conference will be

summarily denied unless the memorandum in support of the motion establishes good cause why the

motion could not have been filed by the final pretrial conference deadline.

III. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

This matter is set for an in-person Final Pretrial Conference on April 19, 2013, at 2:30

p.m. (C.S.T.), before the Honorable Andrew P. Rodovich, United States Magistrate Judge,

which will require the attendance of lead counsel in-person.

Prior to the pretrial conference, the parties shall meet and agree upon a joint statement of the

case and, to the extent possible, a complete set of jury instructions. On or before the date of the

pretrial conference, the parties (or an agreed representative of all parties) shall file with the court

the following, with copies in the form of either Word or WordPerfect documents e-mailed to

lozano_chambers@innd.uscourts.gov: 

1. (a) Their agreed set of jury instructions, with authority cited for each instruction, and

(b) each party’s separate set of proposed jury instructions upon which agreement

could not be reached, with cited authority and an explanation of the reason(s) for

disagreement for each (except nothing herein requires the defense to discuss or

provide an instruction on theory of the case prior to trial);

2. Their joint statement of the case, signed by an attorney for each party; and

3. Each party’s proposed voir dire questions formatted so that each question is on its

own page.

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To the extent that this order diverges from the requirements of Local Criminal Rule 30-1, this order

shall supersede.

At the pretrial conference the parties should also be prepared to discuss and consider:

1. The general jury instructions given by the trial court;

2. Any special jury instructions requested by either party (Local Crim. R. 30-1);

3. Proposed voir dire questions;

4. What facts, if any, that can be stipulated;

5. The expected length of trial;

6. The status of any pending motions or whether any additional motions are anticipated;

7. The identification and admissibility of exhibits;

8. Any anticipated legal or evidentiary problems -- e.g. Fed. R. Evid. 404(b);

9. The status of any plea negotiations between the parties and what reasons, if any,

prevent these negotiations from being completed and filed with the District Court no

later than five (5) working days before trial. Late pleas may result in the imposition

of jury costs against the delaying party(ies) and/or counsel by the District Court.

10. Jencks Act materials;

11. Brady v. Maryland materials;

12. Tape recordings;

13. Expert witnesses;

14. Admissibility of prior convictions for impeachment purposes, Fed. R. Evid. 609(b);

15. Confessions or admissions, Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 (1964);

16. Bruton problems, 391 U.S. 123 (1968);

17. Echeles problem, 352 F.2d 892 (7th Cir. 1965);

18. Santiago problems, 582 F.2d 1128 (7th Cir. 1978);

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19. Pre-marking of exhibits and stipulations as to admissibility;

20. Number of peremptory challenges and manner of exercising same in case of joint

defendants;

21. Identity of witnesses (a listing of witnesses in alphabetical order providing first and

last names of each witness is due on morning of trial);

22. Order of questioning and presenting defenses among joint Defendants; and 

23. Arrangements to have any Defendant in civilian clothes for trial. If Defendant is in

custody, defense counsel must make sure civilian clothes are delivered to the

Marshal’s office at least one business day before the start of trial.

ENTERED this 11th day of March, 2013.

s/Andrew P. Rodovich 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

CC: AUSA

Defense Counsel

US Marshal

US Probation

Senior Judge Lozano

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