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3938009.2

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE BRUNST’S SENTENCING HEARING

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)

 gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com

BIRD, MARELLA, RHOW, 

LINCENBERG, DROOKS & NESSIM, LLP

1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067-2561

Telephone: (310) 201-2100

Facsimile: (310) 201-2110

Attorneys for Defendant John Brunst

[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

JOINT STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE DEFENDANT JOHN 

BRUNST’S SENTENCING HEARING

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE BRUNST’S SENTENCING HEARING

GARY M. RESTAINO

United States Attorney

District of Arizona

KEVIN M. RAPP (Ariz. Bar No. 014249)

 kevin.rapp@usdoj.gov

MARGARET PERLMETER (Ariz. Bar No. 024805)

 margaret.perlmeter@usdoj.gov

PETER S. KOZINETS (Ariz. Bar No. 019856)

 peter.kozinets@usdoj.gov

ANDREW C. STONE (Ariz. Bar No. 026543)

 andrew.stone@usdoj.gov

Assistant U.S. Attorneys

40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408

Telephone (602) 514-7500

DAN G. BOYLE (N.Y. Bar No. 5216825)

 daniel.boyle2@usdoj.gov

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1400

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Telephone (213) 894-2426

NICOLE M. ARGENTIERI

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

AUSTIN M. BERRY (Texas Bar No. 24062615)

 austin.berry2@usdoj.gov

U.S. Department of Justice

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section

1301 New York Avenue, NW, 11th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20005

Telephone (202) 412-4136

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE BRUNST’S SENTENCING HEARING

JOINT STIPULATION

WHEREAS, Defendant Brunst’s sentencing hearing is currently set for May 1, 

2024, at 10:30 A.M. (Dkt. 2044); 

WHEREAS, the Presentence Report is currently due on March 27, 2024, under 

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(e)(2); 

WHEREAS, counsel for Mr. Brunst (Mr. Lincenberg) is currently in trial in U.S. v. 

Stephen Chamberlain, Case No. 3:18-cr-00577-CRB (N.D. Cal.), and the trial is expected 

to last through early June 2024;

WHEREAS, counsel for Mr. Brunst (Mr. Panchapakesan) is on vacation during the 

week of March 25, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the parties anticipate that the Presentence Report may involve certain 

complexities under the Sentencing Guidelines.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS: Subject to 

approval of the Court, Dkt. 2044 is modified as to Defendant Brunst as follows:

Event Proposed Date

Presentence Report March 27, 2024

Objections to Presentence Report April 30, 2024

Sentencing Hearing June 14, 2024

Sentencing Motions or Memorandum June 6, 2024

Responses to Sentencing Motions or Memorandum June 11, 2024

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.

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE BRUNST’S SENTENCING HEARING

DATED: March 22, 2024 Respectfully submitted,

Gary S. Lincenberg

Ariel A. Neuman

Gopi K. Panchapakesan

Bird, Marella, Rhow, 

Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP

By: /s/ Gary S. Lincenberg

Gary S. Lincenberg

Attorneys for Defendant John Brunst

DATED: March 22, 2024 GARY M. RESTAINO

United States Attorney 

District of Arizona

By: /s/ Kevin M. Rapp

KEVIN M. RAPP

Assistant U.S. Attorney

KEVIN M. RAPP

MARGARET PERLMETER

PETER S. KOZINETS 

ANDREW C. STONE 

Assistant U.S. Attorneys

DAN G. BOYLE 

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

NICOLE M. ARGENTIERI 

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

AUSTIN M. BERRY

U.S. Department of Justice

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section

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