Free Response to Order to Show Cause - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:03-cr-00128-WYD

Document 267

Filed 11/05/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Criminal Case No. 03-cr­00128-WYD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DANA WEST, Defendant. _____________________________________________________________________ DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE IN COMPLIANCE WITH COURT'S ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE (DOC. NOS. 260 AND 261)

COMES NOW Walter L. Gerash of WALTER L. GERASH LAW FIRM, P.C., as counsel for the Defendant, Dana West, nka Abraham, and submits the following Response in compliance with the Court's October 29, 2007 "ORDERS TO COMPLY AND TO SHOW CAUSE." The undersigned counsel for Defendant, Walter Gerash, has been in New York and Washington, D.C., during the past week when this Honorable Court issued its Orders directing that Defendant's counsel provide "proof" that the competency examination with Dr. Fukutaki has been scheduled. An appointment has been scheduled for Abraham to see Dr. Karen Fukutaki at Noon on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. See attached Exhibit "A."

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Case 1:03-cr-00128-WYD

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Respectfully submitted this 5 th day of November, 2007. WALTER L. GERASH LAW FIRM, P.C.

s/ Walter L. Gerash Walter L. Gerash 1439 Court Place, Denver CO 80202 PH: 303-825-5400 ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT Original signature on file at the Walter L. Gerash Law Firm, P.C. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that she has electronically filed the above and foregoing: DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO COURT'S ORDERS TO COMPLY AND TO SHOW CAUSE (DOC. NOS. 260 AND 261) (with attached Exhibit A) with the Clerk of the Court, using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing, via e-mail, to the prosecuting attorneys and co-counsel for Defendant, as follows: James Hearty, Esq. Assistant United States Attorney 1225 ­ 17TH Street, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80202 Harvey A. Steinberg, Esq. Springer & Steinberg, P.C. 1600 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80202 Dated: Nov. 5, 2007 s/ Marjorie Reinhardt

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