Opinion
2:14-cr-280-JCM-GWF
01-10-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. DOMINQUE WELLS, Defendant.
RENE L. VALLADARES Federal Public Defender Katherine Tanaka Asst. Federal Public Defender Counsel for Dominque Wells CHRISTOPHER CHIOU Acting United States Attorney Elizabeth O. White Assistant United States Attorney Counsel for the United States
RENE L. VALLADARES
Federal Public Defender
Katherine Tanaka
Asst. Federal Public Defender
Counsel for Dominque Wells
CHRISTOPHER CHIOU
Acting United States Attorney
Elizabeth O. White
Assistant United States Attorney
Counsel for the United States
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S COMPASSIONATE RELEASE MOTION
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Assistant United States Attorney Elizabeth O. White, counsel for the United States of America; and Assistant Federal Public Defender Katherine Tanaka, counsel for Dominque Wells, that the government's response to Mr. Wells's Motion for Compassionate Release (ECF No. 404) be extended by 7 days, to and including January 18, 2022.
This stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
1. Mr. Wells filed his motion on January 4, 2022. See ECF No. 403.
2. Pursuant to the District Court's General Order Regarding such motions, the government's response is due seven days after the motion is filed, which is January 11, 2022. See Amended General Order 2020-06 (D. Nevada, Sept. 3, 2020).
3. Undersigned government counsel, who is handling this matter, is presenting oral argument in the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Hylton, CA No. 21-10026, on January 11. The Hylton appeal was briefed by another appellate division attorney, who was recently appointed to the state court bench by Governor Sisolak and left the U.S. Attorney's Office. Because undersigned government counsel did not brief the Hylton case, she has had to spend most of the past week reviewing the record in that case and preparing for oral argument. In light of that work, the government believes it will need additional time, to and including January 18, 2022, to review Wells's motion and other records, and prepare and file the government's response.
4. Wells's counsel consents to this extension of time.
ORDER
Based on the Stipulation of counsel and good cause appearing, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the government's response to Defendant's Motion for Compassionate Release (ECF No. 404) be due on January 18, 2022.