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3881935.1

OBJECTION TO PROPOSED STATEMENT OF THE CASE (DKT. 1656)

Gary S. Lincenberg (admitted pro hac vice)

 glincenberg@birdmarella.com

Ariel A. Neuman (admitted pro hac vice)

 aneuman@birdmarella.com

Gopi K. Panchapakesan (admitted pro hac vice)

 gkp@birdmarella.com

BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,

DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW, P.C.

1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067-2561

Telephone: (310) 201-2100

Facsimile: (310) 201-2110

Attorneys for Defendant John Brunst

Paul J. Cambria, Jr. (admitted pro hac vice)

 pcambria@lglaw.com

Erin McCampbell Paris (admitted pro hac vice)

 eparis@lglaw.com

LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP

42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120

Buffalo, New York 14202

Telephone: (716) 849-1333

Facsimile: (716) 855-1580

Attorneys for Defendant Michael Lacey

[Additional counsel listed on next page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Michael Lacey, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:18-cr-00422-004-PHX-DJH

OBJECTION TO PROPOSED 

STATEMENT OF THE CASE 

(DKT. 1656)

Date: August 4, 2023

Time: 1:00 P.M.

Crtrm.: Special Proceedings Courtroom

Assigned to Hon. Diane J. Humetewa

Trial Date: August 8, 2023

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3881935.1 2

OBJECTION TO PROPOSED STATEMENT OF THE CASE (DKT. 1656)

Eric W. Kessler, 009158

 eric.kesslerlaw@gmail.com

Kessler Law Group

6720 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 210

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Telephone: (480) 644-0093

Facsimile: (480) 644-0095

Bruce S. Feder, 004832

 bf@federlawpa.com

FEDER LAW OFFICE, P.A.

2930 E. Camelback Road, Suite 160

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Telephone: (602) 257-0135 

Attorney for Defendant Scott Spear

David Eisenberg, 017218

 david@deisenbergplc.com

DAVID EISENBERG PLC

3550 N. Central Ave., Suite 1155

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Telephone: (602) 237-5076

Facsimile: (602) 314-6273

Attorney for Defendant Andrew Padilla

Joy Malby Bertrand, 024181

 joy.bertrand@gmail.com

JOY BERTRAND ESQ LLC

PO Box 2734

Scottsdale, Arizona 85252

Telephone: (602) 374-5321

Facsimile: (480) 361-4694

Attorney for Defendant Joye Vaught

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3881935.1 3

OBJECTION TO PROPOSED STATEMENT OF THE CASE (DKT. 1656)

Defendants object to the Proposed Statement of the Case (Dkt. 1656), specifically to 

the phrase “various roles in the creation, operation, and management of the website 

Backpage.com” in the last paragraph of the Statement. The phrase assumes what the 

Government seeks to prove at trial regarding Defendants’ alleged work with 

Backpage.com.

Defendants propose the following re-phrasing: “These charges arise from the 

Defendants’ association with Backpage.com.”

Pursuant to the District’s Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and

Procedures Manual (May 2023) § II(C)(3), Gary S. Lincenberg 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.

DATED: August 2, 2023 Respectfully submitted,

Gary S. Lincenberg

Ariel A. Neuman

Gopi K. Panchapakesan

Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim,

Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C.

By: /s/ Gary S. Lincenberg

Gary S. Lincenberg

Attorneys for Defendant John Brunst

DATED: August 2, 2023 Kessler Law Group

By: /s/ Eric W. Kessler

Eric W. Kessler

Attorney for Defendant Scott Spear

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OBJECTION TO PROPOSED STATEMENT OF THE CASE (DKT. 1656)

DATED: August 2, 2023 Paul J. Cambria

Erin McCampbell Paris

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP

By: /s/ Paul J. Cambria

Paul J. Cambria

Attorneys for Defendant Michael Lacey

DATED: August 2, 2023 Feder Law Office, P.A.

By: /s/ Bruce S. Feder

Bruce S. Feder

Attorney for Defendant Scott Spear

DATED: August 2, 2023 The Law Office of David Eisenberg, PLC

By: /s/ David Eisenberg

David Eisenberg

Attorney for Defendant Andrew Padilla

DATED: August 2, 2023 Joy Bertrand Esq. LLC

By: /s/ Joy Malby Bertrand

Joy Malby Bertrand 

Attorney for Defendant Joye Vaught

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