United States v. Truong

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LYNN TRUONG, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Oct 5, 2011

CASE NO. 1:07-CR-316 LJO (E.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2011)

Opinion

CASE NO. 1:07-CR-316 LJO

10-05-2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LYNN TRUONG, Defendant.

ROGER K. LITMAN, 57634 Attorney at Law Attorney for Defendant, LYNN TRUONG

Lawrence J. O'Neill

ROGER K. LITMAN, 57634

Attorney at Law

Attorney for Defendant, LYNN TRUONG

ORDER AFTER HEARING

This matter came on calendar regularly for a status conference on September 23, 2011 before the Hon. , United States District Court Judge. The United States was represented by Karen Escobar, Assistant United States Attorney. The defendants were represented by their counsel.

The court having considered the oral application of the defendants seeking discovery of the results of handwriting exemplars given by the defendants, and submitted by the United States to the State of California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services for analysis, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the court orders that the results of the analysis of any such handwriting exemplar given by any defendant in this action, shall be delivered to the defendants no later than October 21, 2011.

Failure to deliver the results of analysis of the handwriting exemplars, by October 21, 2011, shall result in exclusion from evidence of the results of any such handwriting exemplar against the defendants in this action.

In the event that analysis of handwriting exemplars is not/cannot be completed by October 21, 2011, it is the further order of the court that all exemplars provided by any defendant be returned to the government forthwith. The government is ordered to provide in discovery, to each defendant, his or her handwriting exemplars to permit defense counsel to timely determine whether to seek independent analysis of said handwriting exemplar.

The government is ordered to transmit the instant order to the State of California, Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services, within two business days of issuance of this order.

This Order does not affect the usual permitted usage of such material on rebuttal/impeachment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Lawrence J. O'Neill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE