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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 

Knapp Counsel for Scott Spear

Eric W. Kessler, Esq. (AZ Bar No. 009158) 

KESSLER LAW GROUP 

9237 E. Via De Ventura 

Suite 230 

Scottsdale, AZ 85258 

Telephone: 480.644.0093 

Eric@kesslerlawgroup.net 

Attorneys for Scott Spear

(Co-Counsel on following page)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

United States of America, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

Scott Spear, et al., 

 

Defendants.

Case No. CR18-00422-PHX-DJH

JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND 

MOTIONS DEADLINES

 

(EXPEDITED REVIEW REQUESTED)

(Assigned to the Hon. Diane J. Humetewa)

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

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

Gopi 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

Fax: (310) 201-2110

glincenbrg@birdmarella.com 

aneuman@birdmarella.com

gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com

Attorneys for John Brunst

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

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

LIPSITZ GREENE SCHIME CAMBRIA LLP

42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120

Buffalo, New York 14202

Telephone: (716) 849-1333

Fax: (716) 855-1580

pcambria@lglaw.com 

emccampbell@lglaw.com

Attorneys for Michael Lacey

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The Defendants, by and through their attorneys undersigned, with the consent of 

the government, move this court for an order extending the deadlines relating to the 

Defendants’ pending Motion to Dismiss (Jencks/Giglio), the Defendants’ Rule 29 

motion supplement, and Defendants’ anticipated motion under Rule 33(b)(2) (new trial), 

as follows:

Motion Defendants Government

Defendants’ Motion to 

Dismiss (Jencks/Giglio)

Reply:

December 4, 2023

Response: 

November 27, 2023

Supplement to Rule 29 

Motion for Judgment of 

Acquittal

Supplement:

December 4, 2023

Response:

December 18, 2023

Rule 33(b)(2) 

(new trial motion)

Motion: 

December 4, 2023

Response:

December 18, 2023

These requests are based on: 

1. The substantial nature of the trial transcripts and other related materials to be 

reviewed to prepare these filings; and

2. The impending Thanksgiving holiday and planned travel during this holiday 

season by both defense and government counsel. 

It is not expected that excludable delay pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h) will occur 

as a result of this motion or from an order based thereon. 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 20th day of November, 2023. 

FEDER LAW OFFICE, P.A. 

s/ Bruce Feder 

Bruce Feder

Knapp Counsel for Scott Spear

KESSLER LAW GROUP

s/ Eric Kessler 

Eric Kessler

Attorneys for Scott Spear

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on November 20, 2023, I electronically transmitted the 

attached document to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and 

transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the CM/ECF registrants who have entered 

their appearance as counsel of record. 

Clerk of the Court

United States District Court

Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse

401 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Efiling: https://ecf.azd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

THE HONORABLE DIANE J. HUMETEWA

United States District Court

Email: Humetewa_chambers@azd.uscourts.gov 

Erin E. McCampbell, emccampbell@lglaw.com

Paul J. Cambria, pcambria@lglaw.com

Gary S. Lincenberg, glincenberg@birdmarella.com

Gopi K. Panchapakesan, gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com

Attorneys for Defendants

Andrew Stone Andrew.Stone@usdoj.gov

Daniel Boyle Daniel.Boyle2@usdoj.gov

Peter Kozinets Peter.Kozinets@usdoj.gov

Joseph Bozdech Joseph.Bozdech@usdoj.gov

Margaret Perlmeter Margaret.Perlmeter@usdoj.gov

Kevin Rapp Kevin.Rapp@usdoj.gov

Austin Berry berry2.austin@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for United States of America

By: /s/ M. Evans 

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