Opinion
Case No. 3:11-00193
12-05-2012
Judge Trauger
FOURTH MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL DATE
Comes Raul Palomo-Carillo, through counsel, and moves this Honorable Court to continue the trial of his cause from December 11, 2012, to a date appropriate to the Court's calendar in February, 2013. Mr. Palomo-Carillo is in agreement that a continuance is necessary to investigate a possible defense to the charge. Mr. Palomo is being furnished a Waiver of Speedy Trial, which will be filed in support of this motion. Darryl Stewart, the Assistant United States Attorney handling the case for the Government, has been informed of this motion and the reasons therefore.
The request for a continuance is based upon the same reasons set forth in prior motions. Mr. Palomo has a legitimate claim to derivative citizenship due to his father. His family has hired an established immigration law firm to pursue his claim of citizenship. This investigation has taken considerable time and is still not complete. Lupe Botts, an investigator with the Office of