United States v. Wescott

Full title: UNITED STATES v. DEIVION WESCOTT

Court: United States District Court, D. New Jersey

Date published: Jun 17, 2021

MAG. 21-1145 (D.N.J. Jun. 17, 2021)

Opinion

MAG. 21-1145

06-17-2021

UNITED STATES v. DEIVION WESCOTT

Honorable Anthony R. Mautone United States Magistrate Judge

ORDER REGARDING USE OF VIDEO CONFERENCING/TELECONFERENCTNG

Honorable Anthony R. Mautone United States Magistrate Judge

In accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P. 43(b)(2) and Standing Order 2020-06, this Court finds:

[x] That the Defendant (or the Juvenile) has consented to the use of video teleconferencing/teleconferencing to conduct the proceed ing(s) held today, after consultation with counsel; and

[x] That the proceedmg(s) to be held today cannot be further delayed without serious harm to the interests of justice, for the following specific reasons:

1. COVID pandemic,

2. Inability to conduct in-person hearing for indefinite period and

3. Consent of defendant.

Accordingly, the proceeding(s) held on this date may be conducted by:

[x] Video Teleconferencing

[] Teleconferencing, because video teleconferencing is not reasonably available for the following reason:

[] The Defendant (or the Juvenile) is detained at a facility lacking video teleconferencing capability.

[] Other: