Opinion
CASE NO. 2:11-CR-0069-JAM
04-29-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. SERGIO COBIAN, Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney WILLIAM S. WONG Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
WILLIAM S. WONG
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America
COURT ORDER TO DETERMINE MENTAL
COMPETENCY PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 4241 (a)
Date: July 2, 2013
Ctrm: Honorable John A. Mendez
ORDER
Pursuant to a motion by the Government pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4241 (a), the court having found reasonable cause to believe that defendant SERGIO COBIAN may presently be suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent to the extent that he is unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings against him or to assist properly in his defense, it is hereby ORDERED pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4241 (b) that a psychiatric or psychological examination of the defendant be conducted, and that a psychiatric or psychological report be filed with the court. The United States Marshal's Service is hereby ORDERED to transport the defendant forthwith to the nearest available Bureau of Prisons federal facility to be examined for mental competency and that a psychiatric or psychological report be filed with the court within 30 days of this Order, unless
good cause can be shown to extend the filing of said report for an additional 15 days. The defendant shall be returned back to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California for a hearing set for July 2, 2013, unless ordered to do otherwise.
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JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Court Judge