Opinion
JENNIFER C. NOBLE, ESQ., WISEMAN LAW GROUP, P.C., Davis, California, Attorney for Defendant, ELISABET PEREZ.
REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF PRESENCE
JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.
Defendant hereby waives the right to be present in person in open court upon the hearing of any motion or other proceeding in this cause, including, but not limited to when a continuance is ordered, and when any other action is taken by the court before or after hearing, except upon arraignment, plea, empanelment of jury and imposition of sentence. Defendant hereby requests the court to proceed during every absence of hers which the court may permit pursuant to this waiver; agrees that her interests will be deemed represented at all times by the presence of her attorney, the same as if defendant were personally present; and further agrees to be present in court ready for hearing any day and hour the court may fix in her absence.
Defendant further acknowledges that she has been informed of her rights under Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161-3174 (Speedy Trial Act), and authorizes her attorney to set times and delays under the Act without defendant being present.