Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Criminal Case No. 04-cr-00403-LBT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 5. JOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA, et al, Defendants. ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION TO ALLOW IF NECESSARY SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL AT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ON MAY 12TH, 2006 ________________________________________________________________________ Comes now Defendant Jose Alfredo Zapata, through counsel, Richard J. Banta, and, pursuant to Rule 47, Fed. R. Cr. P, respectfully moves the Court for an Order granting this Motion. In support of such Motion, Defendant states the following: 1. A pretrial conference is scheduled in this case for Friday, May 12th, 2006 at 3:00 pm. 2. Defendant has waived his presence at such conference. 3. Counsel for Defendant is trial counsel in the criminal case of People v. Lell, case No. 05-CR-05435, currently pending in Denver District Court before Judge Herbert Stern. 4. In the Lell case counsel filed a pretrial motion requesting that the case be adjourned the afternoon of Friday, May 12, 2006 to allow counsel to attend the pretrial conference in this case.

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5. Judge Stern was prepared to do so, however, the case was tried much quicker than anticipated and submitted to the jury the afternoon of Thursday, May 11th, 2006. 6. The jury is now deliberating the question of Mr. Lell's guilt or innocence. 7. It is, of course, impossible to determine when the jury will return a verdict, but if it is during the afternoon hours of Friday, May 12th, 2006 Judge Stern does not want to make the jury hold over until Monday to return its verdict. 8. The return of the jury verdict is a critical phase of the case, and requires counsel to be present. 9. Counsel has discussed this matter with Martha Eskessen, and she is willing to substitute if necessary at the pretrial conference for Mr. Banta, Wherefore, Defendant Zapata respectfully prays that the Court enter an Order granting this Motion, and granting such further relief as the court deems just and proper.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Richard J. Banta Richard J. Banta 1361 Elizabeth St. Denver, CO 80206 303-860-8048

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on May 12th, 2006 I electronically filed the foregoing motion with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses:

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Mitchell Baker [email protected] [email protected] Thomas K. Carberry [email protected] James A. Castle [email protected] [email protected] Lisabeth Perez Castle [email protected] [email protected] Robert Justin Driscoll [email protected] [email protected] Charles W. Elliott [email protected] [email protected] Martha Horwitz Eskesen [email protected] Jennifer L. Gedde [email protected] Daniel P. Gerash [email protected] [email protected] Walter L. Gerash [email protected] [email protected] Mark Cameron Johnson [email protected] Forrest W. Lewis [email protected] Donald L. Lozow [email protected] Neil E. MacFarlane [email protected] Jeffrey S. Pagliuca [email protected] [email protected] Lynn Anne Pierce [email protected] Stephanie Podolak [email protected] [email protected];[email protected] Scott T. Poland [email protected] Michael Gary Root [email protected] James F. Scherer [email protected] Harvey Abe Steinberg [email protected] [email protected] John F. Sullivan, III [email protected]

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Richard L. Tegtmeier [email protected] [email protected] E. Richard Toray [email protected] [email protected] Jonathan S. Willett [email protected] [email protected] Earl Sherwood Wylder [email protected] [email protected]

and I hereby certify that I have mailed or served the document or paper to the following non CM/ECF participant in the manner (mail, hand-delivery) indicated by the nonparticipant's name: Angelica B. Carreon Angelica B. Carreon, P.C. 210 North Campbell El Paso, TX 79901 Lucia Consuelo Gallery Isaacson Rosenbaum, P.C. 633 - 17th Street #2200 Denver, CO 80202 Charles Louis Roberts Charles Louis Roberts, Attorney at Law 101 South Kansas El Paso, TX 79901 Anita Marcia Springsteen Anita Marcia Springsteen, Attorney at Law 5000 West 13th Avenue Denver, CO 80204

/s/Richard J. Banta____ Richard J. Banta

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