Opinion
Steven L. Crawford, LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN L. CRAWFORD, Grover Beach, CA, Attorney for Defendant, SOPHIA MUKENYI KIITI.
WAIVER OF APPEARANCE AND REQUEST FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING WAIVER OF APPEARANCE; ORDER
BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.
Defendant SOPHIA MUKENYI KIITI hereby waives her right to be present in person for the status hearing currently set for June 10, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Defendant hereby requests the court to proceed in her absence and agrees that her interests will be deemed represented at said hearing by the presence of her attorney Steven L. Crawford. This request is based upon the fact that Ms. Kiiti currently resides in South Reno, NV and works full time and is finding it nearly impossible to take time from here work schedule. Ms. Kiiti has resided in Nevada for many years. In addition, Ms. Kiiti has been in constant contact with my office and is not a flight risk or danger to society. In addition, it is a financial hardship for Ms. Kiiti in making the trip from Reno. (See attached declaration of counsel)
DECLARATION OF COUNSEL IN SUPPORT OF WAIVER OF APPEARANCE
I, STEVEN L. CRAWFORD, do hereby declare under penalty of perjury as follows:
1. That I was appointed to represent Defendant SOPHIA KIITI on February 27, 2013:
2. Ms. Kiiti and I have had many conversations on the telephone;
3. That Ms. Kiiti has been responsive to my phone calls and requests for information without delay;
4. That due to the hardship financially, Ms. Kiiti asked that she be permitted to have me as his counsel appear for him in absentia .
IT IS SO ORDERED.