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Document A-5836

AI Analysis

Summary: The court discusses scheduling for the submission of briefs with counsel, accommodating Mr. Okula's vacation and Mr. Shechtman's month-long trial, ultimately setting a deadline of March 23 for initial briefs.
Significance: This document reveals the court's consideration of the parties' scheduling needs and constraints, potentially impacting the case's progression and the submission of briefs.
Key Topics: scheduling of briefs accommodating counsel's vacation and trial schedule submission timeline
Key People:
  • THE COURT - presiding judge
  • MR. OKULA - counsel for one of the parties
  • MR. GAIR - counsel, possibly for the government or a defendant
  • MR. SHECHTMAN - counsel, possibly for the government or a defendant

Full Text

C2grdau4 379 1 THE COURT: Right. In the end, whatever happens with 2 respect to these matters before the Court, I think that it is 3 in everyone's interest that they travel together wherever 4 they're going. 5 Are there any other matters that counsel want to raise 6 at this time before we fix a schedule for the submission of 7 these briefs? 8 MR. OKULA: No, your Honor. I was just going to 9 suggest most respectfully that perhaps if counsel for the 10 government and defendants could confer momentarily about a 11 proposed schedule, then we could propose one to the Court. 12 THE COURT: That's fine with me. 13 MR. GAIR: Judge, Mr. Okula is on vacation next week, 14 so I'd like to suggest one week. 15 MR. SHECHTMAN: Judge, if we might be heard? 16 THE COURT: Go ahead. 17 MR. SHECHTMAN: We want very much to accommodate Mr. 18 Okula's vacation, seriously. He has suggested three weeks. I 19 start a trial on Tuesday, a month-long trial. I fully 20 appreciate that I have to write this brief on weekends, and I 21 will, but an extra week would be very helpful. If we could get 22 a month, that would be grand. 23 THE COURT: Fine. You've got it. Do you want to file 24 your briefs on March 16, your initial briefs, or do you want 25 March 23? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00010119