Opinion
No. 3:09-cr-00240-23
12-12-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PATRICK SCOTT
Judge Nixon
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Defendant Patrick Scott's Motion to Waive Appearance ("Motion") (Doc. No. 1519), in which he requests the Court waive his appearance at the hearing on various motions to dismiss for speedy trial violations, scheduled for December 17, 2012 (Doc. No. 1496). Defendant also requests to adopt any oral arguments presented at the upcoming hearing by the authors of the motions to dismiss. (Doc. No. 1519.) Defendant states that he is similarly situated to the defendants who filed the motions to dismiss and that his presence is not needed because were he to appear, he would adopt the oral arguments of all other defendants with regard to claimed violations of speedy trial rights in this case. (Id.)
The Court finds that although Defendant's situation is not identical to those defendants who have filed motions to dismiss for speedy trial violations, he is similarly situated. (See Doc. Nos. 1104; 1400; 1404; 1464). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion and WAIVES Defendant's appearance at the December 17, 2012, hearing.
It is so ORDERED.
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JOHN T. NIXON, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT