Free Status Conference - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:04-cr-00403-LTB

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO CHIEF JUDGE LEWIS T. BABCOCK _____________________________________________________________________ Courtroom Deputy: Deborah Hansen Court Reporter: Kara Spitler Date: June 30, 2006 Interpreters: Cathy Bahr and Ruth Warner

____________________________________________________________________ Criminal Action No. 04-cr-00403-LTB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 2.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 SERGIO ZAPATA-HERNANDEZ, ARNOLDO ZAPATA, JOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA, JAIME ARMENDARIZ, RAMON ZAPATA, JAIME ZAPATA, EFRAIN VENZOR, ALBERTO CABRAL, ARTEMISA ZAPATA-MONTOYA, HUMERTO GALVAN, LILIAN GALVAN, OSCAR ZAPATA, Defendants. Jeffrey Pagliuca Richard Toray Richard Banta Lisabeth Castle Richard Banta for Ronald Gainor Forrest Lewis Harvey Steinberg Martha Eskesen Scott Poland Donald Lozow Michael Root Charles Elliott

Counsel: Stepanie Podolak Guy Till

_____________________________________________________________________ COURTROOM MINUTES ________________________________________________________________________ HEARING - STATUS/TRIAL PREPARATION 07:35 a.m. Court in Session

Interpreters sworn 1

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All defendants are present Appearances Court' comments s ORDERED: A change of plea hearing is set July 19, 2006 at 9:00 for Defendant Jose Alfredo Zapata. ORDERED: A change of plea hearing is set July 19, 2006 at 9:30 for Defendant Ramon Zapata. ORDERED: A change of plea hearing is set July 19, 2006 at 10:00 for Defendant Jaime Armendariz. ORDERED: A change of plea hearing is set at 10:30 on July 19, 2006 for Defendant Alberto Cabral. ORDERED: A status hearing is set for Defendant Oscar Zapata on July 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. Discussion re exemplars ORDERED: The motion for an order to provide voice exemplars is GRANTED as to the nonobjecting parties, Defendant Efrain Venzor and Defendant Lilian Galvan. The motion is DENIED with regard to the objecting defendants. ORDERED: The deadline for exemplars is July 14, 2006. Discussion re: proffered expert testimony. ORDERED: A hearing on the motion to strike putative expert testimony is set July 5, 2006 at 10:30. Defendants'presence waived for this hearing. ORDERED: A further Trial Preparation Conference is set Friday, July 21, 2006 at 3:00.m. The Government shall submit revised exhibit and witness lists, voir dire and Jury Instructions; and same for the defense, any special Jury Instructions, any exhibit or witness lists, voir dire. The Government' exhibit list shall provide an identification ­ for s example, on a transcript exhibit, as to which Count it goes to. Defendant' presence waived for this hearing. s 2

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Discussion re: forfeiture count Court' further comments concerning trial s The Court' plan is to begin jury selection the Monday following August 14th. The Court s tells counsel that they should still leave the week of August 14th open. 08:20 a.m. Court in Recess Hearing concluded Time: /48

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