Free Motion Hearing - 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: Gwen Daniel Date: May 5, 2006 Interpreter: Julia Davis and Susana Cahill

______________________________________________________________________ Criminal Action No. 04-cr-00403-LTB
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Counsel:
Stephanie Podolak

Plaintiff, v.
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 CARLOS ZAPATA-HERNANDEZ SERGIO ZAPATA-HERNANDEZ, ARNOLDO ZAPATA, JOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA, JAIME ARMENDARIZ RAMON ZAPATA JAIME ZAPATA, ALBERTO CABRAL, ARTEMISA ZAPATA-MONTOYA, HUMERTO GALVAN, LILIAN GALVAN, Defendants. 1)Richard Bednarski (2)Jeffrey Pagliuca (4)Rick Toray (5)Richard Banta (6)Lisabeth Castle (7)Ronald Gainor (8)Forrest Lewis (10)Martha Eskesen (11)Scott Poland (12)Donald Lozow (13)Michael Root

_____________________________________________________________________ COURTROOM MINUTES _____________________________________________________________________ HEARING - MOTIONS TO SEVER 02:04 p.m. Court in Session

Interpreters sworn Defendants present: Carlos Zapata-Hernandez, Arnoldo Zapata, Joe Alfredo Zapata, 1

Case 1:04-cr-00403-LTB

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Jaime Armendariz, Ramon Zapata, Jaime Zapata, Alberto Cabral, Humberto Galvan and Lilian Galvan Appearances Court' comments s The Court takes supplemental argument to the motions to sever by Mr. Banta, Mr. Gainor, Ms. Eskesen and Mr. Lozow. Argument by Ms. Podolak Court' comments concerning Mr. Lozow' question about the effect of marital privilege. s s ORDERED: All severance motions submitted here for hearing this afternoon are DENIED. ORDERED: All defendants'presence are waived for the hearing next Friday, May 12, 2006. Mr. Lozow asks for clarification - does the Court want him to brief by next Friday the issue of marital privilege. Court' further comments s In due course the Court will want counsel to file any evidentiary trial briefs that they might want to file highlighting evidentiary questions. It' premature now to brief the s marital privilege issue. 02:38 p.m. Court in Recess Hearing concluded Time: 34 minutes

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