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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. PAUL GIRARD, SHAQUAN PRENTICE, ROBERT BROWN, WAHILLI JAMES, SHAQUIELLE CORREA, JAMES CRUZ, KAREEM HARRY, TYLER EUGENE, ETHERNEAL SIMON, SHERMYRA GUMBS, WAYNE BELLILLE, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) Criminal No. 2018-30 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ATTORNEYS: Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney George A Massucco-LaTaif, AUSA Meredith Jean Edwards, AUSA Juan Albino, AUSA United States Attorney’s Office St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Alphonso G. Andrews, AUSA United States Attorney’s Office Christiansted, U.S.V.I. For the United States of America, Ryan W. Greene St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Paul Girard, Adriane J. Dudley Malorie Diaz Dudley Rich Davis LLP St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Shaquan Prentice, Renee Marie Andre Law Offices of Marjorie Rawls-Roberts PC St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Robert Brown, Case: 3:18-cr-00030-TJS-RM Document #: 566 Filed: 10/29/19 Page 1 of 4 United States v. Girard, et al. Criminal No. 2018-30 Order Alex Omar Rosa-Ambert Rosa-Ambert Law Offices San Juan, PR For Wahilli James, Jason Gonzalez-Delgado Hato Rey, PR For Shaquielle Correa, Miguel Oppenheimer San Juan, PR For James Cruz, Kye Walker St. Croix, U.S.V.I. Frantz J. McLawrence The McLawrence Law Firm Fort Lauderdale, Fl For Kareem Harry, Richard F. Farrelly Law Offices of Birch DeJongh & Hindels PLLC St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Tyler Eugene, Richard H. Dollison Michall Joseph LaRochell Law Offices of Richard H. Dollison PC St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Etherneal Simon, Kendys Pimentel-Soto Kendys Pimentel-Soto Law Office LLC San Juan, PR For Shermyra Gumbs, Alexander Golubitsky Alex Golubitsky P.C. St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Wayne Bellille. Case: 3:18-cr-00030-TJS-RM Document #: 566 Filed: 10/29/19 Page 2 of 4 United States v. Girard, et al. Criminal No. 2018-30 Order ORDER GÓMEZ, J. On October 15, 2019, the Court held a telephonic status conference with the parties in this matter and the Coordinating Discovery Attorney (“CDA”). At that conference, the Court addressed efforts to facilitate the Defendants’ access to discovery at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo, P.R. (“MDC Guaynabo”). On October 16, 2019, the United States filed a notice regarding the accessibility of the discovery in this matter at MDC Guaynabo. In that notice, the United States confirmed that Defendants have access to the discovery room at MDC Guaynabo seven days a week, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., excluding holidays and when unit 4C has social visits. Additionally, the United States informed the parties and the Court that MDC Guaynabo would accept 128 GB DOJ wallet flash drives containing discovery. The United States indicated that it would be acceptable for such drives to be produced directly by the CDA if provided to the CDA by the United States. The United States also indicated that, upon order of the Court, MDC Guaynabo would accept an external flash drive larger than 128 GB provided by the CDA. Case: 3:18-cr-00030-TJS-RM Document #: 566 Filed: 10/29/19 Page 3 of 4 United States v. Girard, et al. Criminal No. 2018-30 Order On October 24, 2019, the Defendants jointly requested the Court to issue an order requiring the United States, through its component MDC Guaynabo, to accept such external flash drives from the CDA and to make those drives available to the Defendants for review. The premises considered, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendants’ motion, ECF No. 545, is GRANTED; it is further ORDERED that the United States, through its component MDC Guaynabo, shall accept USB flash drives containing global discovery provided by the CDA; and it is further ORDERED that the United States, through its component MDC Guaynabo, shall make such flash drives available for review by the Defendants in the discovery room. S\ Curtis V. Gómez District Judge Case: 3:18-cr-00030-TJS-RM Document #: 566 Filed: 10/29/19 Page 4 of 4