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United States v. Merlino

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Nov 20, 2021
1:16-cr-00522-RJS-2 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2021)

Opinion

1:16-cr-00522-RJS-2

11-20-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSEPH MERLINO, Defendant.


ORDER

RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, CIRCUIT JUDGE:

The Court is in receipt of a letter from the government, dated November 20, 2021 (Doc. No. 1833), in which it acknowledges that the State Department has (a) not returned Defendant's passport and (b) not responded to multiple calls and emails from the United States Attorney's Office concerning whether and when such a return will be effectuated. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., the government and a representative of the State Department shall appear before the Court in Courtroom 21C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York, at which time the State Department representative shall be prepared to explain the Department's failure to return Defendant's passport and show cause why the representative and/or the Department should not be held in contempt of court.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

United States v. Merlino

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Nov 20, 2021
1:16-cr-00522-RJS-2 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Merlino

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSEPH MERLINO, Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Nov 20, 2021

Citations

1:16-cr-00522-RJS-2 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2021)