UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION F'ILED

SEP so 2021 611_

UNITED STATES 0F ],'AMERICA, THOITASG BRLTTON

CLERK U.S. TXSTRET COURT

Case No. 20 CR 369

JUDGE MARTHA M. PACOLD

MARTIN A. CROSSLEY,

DEFENDANT.

DEFENDANT cRoSSLEY'S MoTIoN To EXPAND TIME To FILE

MOTIONS FOR ACQUITTAL AND FOR NET"I TRIAL

NOI^7 COMES DEFENDANT Martin A. Crossley ("Defendant") pro s€r

and requests this Honorable Court allow him 90 additional days to

file a motion for acquittal and a moti6n for new trial pursuant to

both Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 29 and 33. In addition,

Defendant requests the Court appoint a new attorney to represent

him in these motions and at sentencing. In support thereof, Def6ndant

states as follows:

(t). On September L7, 202L, Defendant was convicted in

this Court by a jury. The Court set sentencing for February 2022.

(2). Defendant wishes to file a Motion for Acquittal nothwithstanding the verdict and a Motion for New Trial pursuant to Fed. R.

Crim. P. 33. Although the motion for new t.rial is due within L4

days of -;the jury verdict, Defendant requests the Court allow him

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ninety (90) days to file both motions. This will allow ample time

for production of the trial transcripts, exhibits and aIl court

orders for Defeindant and attorney review.

(3). In addition, Defendantrs counsel informed him that

she will have trials through February 2022, and due to timing

concerns, and potential conflicts between counsel and defendanL,

Mr. Crossley requests that the Court appoint a new attorney to

represent the Defendant in the filing of these motions and at

sent,encing.

Defendant

#45294-424

Metropolitan Correctional Center

7t W. Van Buren St.

Chicago, IL 60605

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NOT ICE OF

V. Case No. 20

JUDGE MARTHA

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369

PACOLD

MARTIN A. CROSSLEY,

DEFENDANT.

EILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 22, 2021, Defendant

Martin A. Crossley filed a letter addressed to Hon. Martha M.

Paeold, District Judge in the above captioned case, seeking

additional time to file a Motion for Acquittal pursuant to

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29 and additional time to

file a Motion for New Trial pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal

Procedure 33. The leLter and Notice of Filing was deposited into

the MCC Chicago Legal Mail System and with first class postage

prepaid, addressed to the Clerk of the U.S. District Court for

the Northern District of Illinois, 2L9 S. Dearborn St., Chicago,

rL 60604.

Respectfully submitted, k,m, De fendan t

#45294-424

Metropolitan Correctional Center

7L Vil. Van Buren St. Chicago, IL 60605

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