Free Motion to Allow - District Court of California - California

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1 VICTOR PIPPINS 2 FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF SAN DIEGO, INC. 3 San Diego, California 92101-5008 4 [email protected] 5 6 7 8 9

California Bar No. 251953 225 Broadway, Suite 900

(619) 234-8467 (tel); (619) 687-2666 (fax)

Attorneys for Mr. Javier Moreno-Mendoza UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (HONORABLE JOHN A. HOUSTON) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 08cr0625-JAH DATE: May 27, 2008 TIME: 1:00 p.m. NOTICE OF MOTIONS IN LIMINE AND MOTIONS IN LIMINE TO: (1) COMPEL THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEPORTATION TO THE JURY; (2) EXCLUDE EVIDENCE NOT PRODUCED IN DISCOVERY; (3) EXCLUDE DOCUMENTS ABSENT REDACTTION; (4) P R ECLUDE T E S T IM ONY FR OM GOVERNMENT WITNESSES REFERRING TO MR. MORENO-MENDOZA AS THE "ALIEN;" (5) PROVIDE INSPECTION OR PRODUCTION OF CERTIFIED DOCUMENTS; (6) PRECLUDE INTRODUCTION OF "MUG SHOTS" OF MR. MORENO-MENDOZA; (7) PROHIBIT THE CERTIFICATE OF NONEXISTENCE OF RECORD AS INADMISSIBLE ; (8) PRECLUDE EVIDENCE UNDER FEDERAL RULE OF EVIDENCE 404(B) AND 609; (9) ALLOW ATTORNEY-CONDUCTED VOIRDIRE; (10) ORDER PRODUCTION OF GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPTS; (11) P R E C L U D E DOCUMENTS OF DEPORTATION AS EVIDENCE OF ALIENAGE; AND, (12) GRANT LEAVE TO FILE FURTHER MOTIONS.

10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 11 12 v. 13 JAVIER MORENO-MENDOZA 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Plaintiff,

Defendant.

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KAREN P. HEWITT, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, AND LUELA CALDITO, ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY:

3 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the above-captioned date and time, or as soon thereafter as counsel may 4 be heard, Javier Moreno-Mendoza, by and through counsel, Victor Pippins and Federal Defenders of San 5 Diego, Inc., will ask this Court to enter an order granting the following motions. 6 7

MOTIONS Mr. Moreno-Mendoza, by and through counsel, Victor Pippins, and Federal Defenders of San Diego,

8 Inc., pursuant to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Federal Rules of 9 Criminal Procedure, and all other applicable statutes, case law, and local rules, hereby moves this court for 10 an order to: 11 12 (2) 13 (4) 14 (6) 15 (8) 16 (10) 17 (12) 18

(1) (3) (5) (7) (9)

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Compel the Government to Prove The Validity of the Deportation to the Jury; Exclude Evidence Not Produced in Discovery; Exclude Documents Absent Redaction; Preclude Testimony from Government Witnesses Referring to Mr. Moreno-Mendoza as the "Alien" Provide Inspection or Production of Certified Documents; Preclude Introduction of "Mug Shots"of Mr. Moreno-Mendoza; Prohibit the Certificate of Nonexistence of Record as Inadmissible; Preclude Evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) and 609; Allow Attorney-conducted Voir-dire Order Production of Grand Jury Transcripts Preclude Documents of Deportation as Evidence of Alienage and Grant Leave to File Further Motions. These motions in limine are based upon the instant motion and notice of motions, the attached

19 statement of facts and memorandum of points and authorities, and any and all other materials that may come 20 to this Court's attention at or before the time of the hearing on these motions. 21 22 23 Dated: May 13, 2008 24 25 26 27 28

Respectfully submitted, s/ Victor Pippins VICTOR PIPPINS Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Attorneys for Mr. Moreno-Mendoza [email protected]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JAVIER MORENO-MENDOZA, ) ) Defendant. ) ________________________________________)

3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 4 5 6 7 8

Case No. 08cr0625-JAH CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Counsel for Defendant certifies that the foregoing pleading, is true and accurate to the best
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of her information and belief, and that a copy of the foregoing has been electronically served this day upon:
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DATED: 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Luella Mendoza Caldito [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Candis Lea Mitchell [email protected],[email protected] Respectfully submitted,

May 13, 2008

/s/ Victor N. Pippins VICTOR N. PIPPINS Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Attorneys for Defendant E-mail: [email protected]