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 “CJA” are the initials for Criminal Justice Act codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3006A.

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 Non-CJA motions shall not be filed out of time without leave of court. Amended papers, including

amended motions, petitions, responses, or replies shall not be filed without leave of court. Supplements to

papers, including motions, petitions, responses, or replies, shall not be filed without leave of court. Replies

to responses shall not be filed without leave of court. Leave of court must be obtained before such papers

may be filed. A request for leave to file such a paper shall not be contained or included in the paper sought

to be filed. See REB Cr. Practice Standard V.B., C., and D.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Judge Robert E. Blackburn

Criminal Case No. 11-cr-00422-REB

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

1. HA MANH DO,

2. HAI MANH DO,

3. NATHAN TOAN MANH DO, and

4. RICHARD CROSSE,

Defendants.

TRIAL PREPARATION CONFERENCE ORDER

Blackburn, J.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 17.1, D.C.COLO.LCrR 26, and REB Cr. Practice Standard

IV.A.1., the court enters this Trial Preparation Conference Order.

IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. That all non-CJA1

 pretrial motions shall be filed by no later than close of business

November 3, 2011;

2. That a response to a timely filed pretrial motion shall be filed within fourteen (14) days

of the filing of the pretrial motion;2

3. That all timely filed pretrial motions that the court determines should be set for hearing

shall be set for hearing at a motions’ hearing setting conference on November 22, 2011, at
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Any motion brought under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161-74, to vacate or

continue the trial shall note and circumstantiate, inter alia, the specific amount of time to be excluded in

computing the time for speedy trial under the act and shall provide non-conclusory reasons to justify the

amount of time to be excluded as provided in United States v. Toombs, 574 F.3d 1262 (10th Cir. 2009). 

Additionally, any motion to vacate and/or continue the trial shall address the factors enunciated in United

States v. West, 828 F.2d 1468, 1469-70 (10th Cir. 1987), pursuant to REB Cr. Practice Standard II.E.1.

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Monday, December 26, 2011, is the federal holiday celebrating Christmas Day. The courthouse

will be closed.

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Monday, January 2, 2012, is the federal holiday celebrating New Year’s Day. The courthouse will

be closed.

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10:00 a.m.; at which time the defendants will not be present, having waived via counsel their

right to appear at this hearing only; provided, furthermore, that if the defendants have waived

their right to be present, then counsel may appear in person or by telephone;

4. That counsel for the government shall arrange, initiate, and coordinate the

conference call necessary to facilitate the setting conference;

5. That trial by jury shall commence December 27, 2011, at 8:30 a.m., in courtroom

A1001, located on the 10th Floor of the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver,

Colorado, at which the defendant shall appear in person without further notice, order, or

subpoena;3

6. That the court reserves five (5) days for trial;

• Tuesday, December 27, 20114

, through Thursday, December 29, 2011; and

• Tuesday, January 3, 20125

, through Tuesday, January 4, 2012;

7. That counsel and the defendants shall appear in courtroom A1001 on the first day of

trial at 8:00 a.m., to review the Trial Checklist with the courtroom deputy clerk;

8. That the Trial Preparation Conference required by REB Cr. Practice Standard

IV.A.1., shall commence on December 23, 2011, at 3:00 p.m., in courtroom A1001;

9. That lead counsel and the defendants shall attend the Trial Preparation Conference;

10. That at the outset of the Trial Preparation conference, each party shall submit on the
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Witness List form required by the court (an original for the court with copies for the courtroom

deputy clerk and all other parties) a “will call” witness list enumerating the name and address of

each witness that will be called and a “may call” witness list enumerating the name and address

of each witness that may be called; provided, furthermore, that the “will call” witness list

constitutes a representation on which the court and every other party may rely that the

witnesses listed will be present and available to testify during trial;

11. That at the Trial Preparation Conference the parties shall be prepared to review and

discuss, inter alia, the following:

a. stipulated and proposed jury instructions and verdict forms;

b. voir dire questions;

c. the jury selection process, including alternate jurors, and peremptory

challenges:

1. The use of the one or more alternate jurors [Review Fed.R.Crim.P.

24(c)];

2. Pretrial designation of the alternate juror(s);

3. The number and allocation of peremptory challenges [Review

Fed.R.Crim.P. 24(b) and (c)(4)]; and

4. Retention or dismissal of alternate juror(s) [Review Fed.R.Crim.P.

24(c)(3)];

d. use of juror questionnaires (if a questionnaire is used, the parties shall

surrender their copies for destruction immediately subsequent to completion of jury selection);

e. identification of all persons permitted to be seated at each party’s table;

f. the pronunciation of problematic party’s and witness’ names;

g. the names or monikers that may be used when referring to the defendant or a

witness;
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h. identification of “will call” and “may call” witnesses;

i. use of deposition testimony:

1. designation of specific testimony by page and line; and

2. identification of the person selected to read deposition answers;

j. use of video depositions:

1. resolution of objections;

2. pretrial redaction, if necessary; and

3. arrangements for necessary equipment to broadcast the deposition;

k. the admission of stipulated exhibits or exhibits about which there are no

objections;

l. the allocation of trial time between the parties;

m. the necessity for cautionary or limiting instructions; 

n. timing and manner of publication, if any, of trial exhibits to the jury;

o. appropriate attire and clothing for defendants; and 

p. security issues; 

12. That consistent with REB Cr. Practice Standard IV.C.3.b., each side shall be

permitted voir dire examination not to exceed 15 minutes following voir dire examination by the

court, but shall not reiterate questions previously propounded by the court or another party;

13. That pending further court order, the jurors shall not be sequestered before

deliberations;

14. That trial witnesses subject to sequestration under Fed.R.Evid. 615 shall be

sequestered by order entered sua sponte immediately before opening statements;

15. That opening statements shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes per party;

16. That the court will not engage in the examination of any witness, except to eschew

plain error;
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17. That pursuant to REB Cr. Practice Standard III.D.3.b., each party shall have

available at trial a set of exhibits for the court, the courtroom deputy clerk, opposing counsel

(one set per party), and any pro se party;

18. That objections made in the presence or hearing of the jury shall be stated as

succinctly as practicable and supported by recitation of apposite authority when possible;

however, counsel and a pro se defendant shall not speechify an objection in the presence or

hearing of the jury [Review Fed.R.Evid.103(c) and 104(c)];

19. That in marshaling motions or objections during trial, the following sequential

protocol shall be observed, unless interrupted by the court: objection, response, reply, ruling;

20. That to eliminate or minimize bench or sidebar conferences, each party shall be

responsible to inform the courtroom deputy clerk in writing before the conclusion of a trial day

specifying any issue which should be considered before commencing trial on the next

scheduled day of trial and at the outset of a trial day specifying any issue which should be

considered at the conclusion of that trial day;

21. That to facilitate preparation, marshaling, and consideration of proposed jury

instructions and verdict forms consistent with REB Cr. Practice Standard IV.C.5., the

government shall identify and enumerate each individual jury instruction in the heading or title

as INSTRUCTION NO. G-1, G-2, G-3, etc., and the defendant shall identify and enumerate

each individual jury instruction in the heading or title as INSTRUCTION NO. D-1, D-2, D-3, etc.

[Note: for multiple defendants, each defendant shall identify and enumerate each individual jury

instruction in the heading or title as INSTRUCTION NO.[insert defendant’s name or abbreviated

name]-1,[insert defendant’s name or abbreviated name]-2,[insert defendant’s name or

abbreviated name]-3, etc.]; provided, furthermore, the parties shall similarly identify and

enumerate all proposed verdict forms and special interrogatories; and
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22. That closing argument shall be limited to forty-five (45) minutes total for each party.

Dated October 19, 2011, at Denver, Colorado

BY THE COURT