Opinion
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER, United States Attorney, MICHAEL S. FRYE, MIA GIACOMAZZI, Assistant United States Attorneys, Fresno, CA, Attorneys for the United States of America.
ORDER DETAINING MATERIAL WITNESS 18 U.S.C. § 3144
ANTHONY W. ISHII, District Judge.
Upon application of the United States of America pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3144 for a warrant and order for the arrest and detention of the confidential victim who is a material witness in this matter.
I hereby find that the affidavit of Nicholas Pottratz provides probable cause demonstrating that the confidential victim Cassandra in this case is a material witness whose presence at trial cannot practicably be secured through a subpoena;
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3144 that the confidential victim Cassandra shall be detained at Fresno County Jail and delivered to United States District Court, Courtroom #2, located 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno California, as soon as reasonably practical for further proceedings.
IT IS SO ORDERED.