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

Erin McCampbell Paris (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

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

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-DJH

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE 

TO FILE BRIEF IN EXCESS OF PAGE 

LIMITS

 

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Eric Kessler

KESSLER LAW GROUP

6720 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 210

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Telephone: (480) 644-0093

eric@kesslerlawgroup.com

Attorney for Scott Spear

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

 

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Defendants Michael Lacey, Scott Spear, and John Brunst move, by and through their 

undersigned counsel, for leave to file their Motion for a New Trial in excess of the page 

limits. Rather than file three separate briefs, with joinders in each co-Defendants’ individual 

brief, which could total as many as 51 pages, Lacey, Spear, and Brunst filed one streamlined, 

joint brief to address all joint-defense issues, which is 19 pages. Although the joint brief 

exceeds the page limit for a single brief by two pages, it is far less than the 51 pages they 

could have briefed individually. For this reason, Defendants respectfully request leave to file 

their proposed joint Motion for a New Trial. 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 4th day of December, 2023, 

Paul J. Cambria, Jr.

Erin McCampbell Paris

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), Paul J. Cambria 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.

Gary S. Lincenberg

Gopi K. Panchapakesan

BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,

DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW, P.C.

By: /s/ Gary Lincenberg 

Gary Lincenberg

Attorneys for John Brunst

Eric W. Kessler

KESSLER LAW OFFICE

By: /s/ Eric W. Kessler 

Eric W. Kessler

Attorneys for Scott Spear

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Bruce Feder

FEDER LAW OFFICE, P.A.

By: /s/ Bruce Feder 

Bruce Feder

Attorneys for Scott Spear

On December 4, 2023, 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 to the CM/ECF registrants who have 

entered their appearance as counsel of record

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