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Paul J. Cambria, Jr. (NY Bar No.1430909, admitted pro hac vice)

Erin E. McCampbell (NY Bar No. 4480166, admitted pro hac vice)

LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP

42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120

Buffalo, New York 14202

Telephone: (716) 849-1333

Facsimile: (716) 855-1580

pcambria@lglaw.com

emccampbell@lglaw.com

Attorneys for Michael Lacey

Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. (CA Bar No.135311, admitted pro hac vice)

Whitney Z. Bernstein (CA Bar No. 304917, admitted pro hac vice)

BIENERT | KATZMAN PC

903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350

San Clemente, California 92673

Telephone: (949) 369-3700

Facsimile: (949)369-3701

tbienert@bienertkatzman.com

wbernstein@bienartkatzman.com

Attorneys for James Larkin

Additional counsel listed on next page

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America,

 Plaintiff,

vs.

Michael Lacey, et al., 

 

 Defendants.

NO. CR-18-00422-PHX-SMB

DEFENDANTS’ SUPPLEMENT TO 

MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL

(Oral argument requested)

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Gary S. Lincenberg (CA Bar No. 123058, admitted pro hac vice)

Ariel A. Neuman (CA Bar No. 241594, admitted pro hac vice)

Gopi K. Panchapakesan (CA Bar No. 279856, admitted pro hac vice)

BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,

DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW PC

1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067-2561

Telephone: (310) 201-2100

Facsimile: (310) 201-2110

glincenberg@birdmarella.com

aneuman@birdmarella.com

gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com

Attorneys for John Brunst

Bruce Feder (AZ Bar No. 004832)

FEDER LAW OFFICE PA

2930 E. Camelback Road, Suite 160

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Telephone: (602) 257-0135

bf@federlawpa.com

Attorney for Scott Spear

David Eisenberg (AZ Bar No. 017218)

DAVID EISENBERG PLC

3550 N. Central Ave., Suite 1155

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Telephone: (602) 237-5076

Facsimile: (602) 314-6273

david@deisenbergplc.com

Attorney for Andrew Padilla

Joy Malby Bertrand (AZ Bar No. 024181)

JOY BERTRAND ESQ LLC

P.O. Box 2734

Scottsdale, Arizona 85252

Telephone: (602)374-5321

Facsimile: (480)361-4694

joy.bertrand@gmail.com

Attorney for Joye Vaught

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On January 19, 2021, Defendants Michael Lacey, James Larkin, John Brunst, Scott Spear, 

Andrew Padilla, and Joye Vaught (“Defendants”), by and through their undersigned attorneys, moved

for an order continuing the trial date from April 12, 2021, to September 20, 2021, because of the 

ongoing coronavirus pandemic and because the Ninth Circuit had recently scheduled oral argument 

for March 3, 2021 on Defendants’ petition for a writ of mandamus regarding their Motion to Recuse

(“Motion”). (See Doc. 1112.) The Motion did not state the government’s position with respect to 

the continuance. Defense counsel has conferred with the government. The government has 

indicated that it would not oppose a continuance on the basis of the coronavirus pandemic, but was 

in the process of researching its position on the length of the continuance needed, and would convey 

that position in its forthcoming submission. 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 25th day of January, 2021, 

Paul J. Cambria, Jr.

Erin E. McCampbell

LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP

By: /s/ Paul J. Cambria, Jr. 

Paul J. Cambria, Jr.

Attorneys for Michael Lacey

Pursuant to the District’s Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual (Jan. 2020) § II (C) 

(3), Erin E. McCampbell hereby attests that all other signatories listed, and on whose behalf this filing is submitted, 

concur in the filing’s content and have authorized its filing.

Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.

Whitney Z. Bernstein

BIENERT KATZMAN, PLC

By: /s/ Whitney Z. Bernstein

Whitney Z. Bernstein

Attorneys for James Larkin

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Gary S. Lincenberg

Ariel A. Neuman

Gopi K. Panchapakesan

BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,

DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW, P.C.

By: /s/ Ariel A. Neuman

Ariel A. Neuman

Attorneys for John Brunst

Bruce Feder

FEDER LAW OFFICE, P.A.

By: /s/ Bruce Feder

Bruce Feder

Attorneys for Scott Spear

David Eisenberg

DAVID EISENBERG, P.L.C.

By: /s/ David Eisenberg

David Eisenberg

Attorneys for Andrew Padilla

Joy Bertrand

JOY BERTRAND, ESQ.

By: /s/ Joy Bertrand

Joy Bertrand

Attorneys for Joye Vaught

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On January 25, 2021, a PDF version

of this document was filed with

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF

System for filing and for Transmittal

Of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the

Following CM/ECF registrants:

Kevin Rapp, kevin.rapp@usdoj.gov

Reginald Jones, reginald.jones4@usdoj.gov 

Peter Kozinets, peter.kozinets@usdoj.gov

Margaret Perlmeter, margaret.perlmeter@usdoj.gov 

Andrew Stone, andrew.stone@usdoj.gov

Daniel Boyle, daniel.boyle2@usdoj.gov

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