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feder law office, p.a.

2930 e. camelback road, suite 160

phoenix, arizona 85016

(602) 257-0135

bf@federlawpa.com

fl@federlawpa.com

Bruce Feder - State Bar No. 004832

Attorney for Defendant, Scott Spear

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America, )

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NO. CR18-00422 PHX SPL-003

DEFENDANT SCOTT SPEAR’S

JOINDER IN DEFENDANT PADILLA’S

AND VAUGHT’S MOTION TO DISMSS

DUE TO GOVERNMENT

INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHT TO

COUNSEL AND REQUEST FOR

DISCLOSURE OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, MOTION TO

WITHDRAW [456]

(Oral Argument Requested)

The Defendant, Scott Spear, by and through his undersigned attorney, Bruce Feder of Feder

Law Office, P.A., hereby joins in Sections I and II of Defendants Andrew Padilla’s and Joye

Vaught’s Motion To Dismiss Due To Government Interference With Right To Counsel and Request

For Disclosure, Or, In The Alternative, Motion To Withdraw [DE 456] (“Motion to Dismiss”). Mr.

Spear adopts the legal positions and bases set forth in those sections of the Motion as if fully set

forth herein, and seeks prejudicial dismissal of this matter.

Counsel for Mr. Spear does not, at this time, join the alternative request to withdraw that

is set forth in Section III of the Motion to Dismiss. The unconstitutionality and infirmity of certain

of the government’s seizures is the subject of pending litigation in the Central District of California1,

1 See, 18-MJ-2872, 18-MJ-2873, 18-MJ-2874, 18-MJ-2875, 18-MJ-2876, 18-MJ-2878, 18-MJ2880 and 18-MJ-2883 (C.D. Cal. 2018).

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and other government seizures is pending in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals2. The rulings in

these other Courts could release significant amounts of improperly seized assets and attorney’s fees,

and obviate the need to consider withdrawing, despite the government’s actions improperly seizing

the attorney’s fees and other assets. Consequently, Mr. Spear will seek reconsideration of the issue

of defense counsel’s withdrawal immediately subsequent to a ruling by these Courts, at such earlier

time as may be appropriate, or as ordered by this Court.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 20th day of February, 2019.

FEDER LAW OFFICE, P.A.

/s/ Bruce Feder

Attorney for Defendant, Scott Spear

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on the 20th day of February, 2019, I electronically transmitted the

foregoing to the Clerk of the Court via the CM/ECF system for filing and transmittal of a Notice

of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants:

Kevin Rapp: Kevin.Rapp@usdoj.gov

Andrew Stone: Andrew.Stone@usdoj.gov

Margaret Perlmeter: Margaret.Perlmeter@usdoj.gov

John Kucera: John.Kucera@usdoj.gov

Reginald Jones: Reginald.Jones@usdoj.gov

Peter S. Kozinets: Peter.Kozinets@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States

Anne Chapman: anne@mscclaw.com

Lee Stein: lee@mscclaw.com

Paul Cambria: pcambira@lglaw.com

James Grant: jimgrant@dwt.com

Erin McCampbell: emccampbell@lglaw.com

Robert Corn-Revere: bobcornrevere@dwt.com

2 See, United States v. Larkin et al., No. 18-56455.

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Ronald London: ronnielondon@dwt.com

Janey Henze Cook: janey@henzecookemurphy.com

John Littrell: jlittrell@bmkattorneys.com

Kenneth Miller: kmiller@bmkattorneys.com

Whitney Bernstein: wbernstein@bmkattorneys.com

Michael Piccarreta: mlp@pd-law.com

Stephen M. Weiss: sweiss@karpweiss.com

Michael Kimerer: mdk@kimerer.com

Rhonda Neff: rneff@kimerer.com

Tom Bienert: tbienert@bmkattorneys.com

Gary Lincenberg: gsl@birdmarella.com

Ariel Neuman: aneuman@birdmarella.com

KC Maxwell: kcm@kcmaxlaw.com

David Wakukawa: dsw@kcmaxlaw.com

Seetha Ramachandran: Seetha.Ramachandran@srz.com

Attorneys for the Defense

By: /s/ A. Jones

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