Opinion ID: 2994047
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Text: The government argues that the district court erred in granting McLean’s post-verdict Motion for Judgment of Acquittal because the court failed to consider relevant evidence and to draw inferences in favor of the jury’s verdict. The government asserts that, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, the United States sufficiently established that the MCRA received federal benefits in excess of $10,000. McLean cross-appeals the district court’s Order denying his Motion to Strike the government’s untimely response to his Renewed Motion for Judgment of Acquittal and Motion for a New Trial. McLean argues the District Court should have granted his motions by default judgment because the government violated the district court’s local rules when it filed its response one week late. McLean asserts that he would not have been treated the same had he filed his Fed. R. Crim. P. 29 motion late, and he contends that he was prejudiced by having to respond to the government’s untimely arguments.