USA v. Alvarez-Gonzalez et al
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JULIUS ALVAREZ-GONZALEZ and JIMMY GARCIA-QUINONEZ, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:21-cr-0015 ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER BEFORE THE COURT is the trial in this matter, currently scheduled for October 25, 2021. For the reasons stated herein, the time to try this case is extended up to and including April 4, 2022. In response to the current conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic, the undersigned, as Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, issued a general order concerning operations of the Court on September 30, 2021, suspending all jury trials through October 31, 2021.1 The Court hereby fully incorporates the findings from the Court’s Twenty-Seventh Operations Order as fully stated herein. To date, the COVID-19 virus has claimed more than 733,385 lives in the United States (78 of which have been in the U.S. Virgin Islands). …
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JULIUS ALVAREZ-GONZALEZ and JIMMY GARCIA-QUINONEZ, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:21-cr-0015 ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER BEFORE THE COURT is the trial in this matter, currently scheduled for October 25, 2021. For the reasons stated herein, the time to try this case is extended up to and including April 4, 2022. In response to the current conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic, the undersigned, as Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, issued a general order concerning operations of the Court on September 30, 2021, suspending all jury trials through October 31, 2021.1 The Court hereby fully incorporates the findings from the Court’s Twenty-Seventh Operations Order as fully stated herein. To date, the COVID-19 virus has claimed more than 733,385 lives in the United States (78 of which have been in the U.S. Virgin Islands). COVID-19 continues to present an unpredictable threat to public health and safety, as shown in the recent surge in COVID-19 cases both in the continental United States and the Virgin Islands. As such, the Court finds that extending the period within which Defendants Julius Alvarez-Gonzalez and Jimmy Garcia-Quinonez, may be tried under the Speedy Trial Act is necessary for the protection and well-being of the Defendant, the jury, the prosecutors, the witnesses, the Court’s personnel, and the general public at large. The premises considered, it is hereby 1 https://www.vid.uscourts.gov/sites/vid/files/general-ordes/Twenty- Seventh%20Order%20Concerning%20Court%20Operations%20During%20COVID%20Outbreak.pdf Case: 3:21-cr-00015-RAM-RM Document #: 49 Filed: 10/22/21 Page 1 of 2 United States v. Alvarez-Gonzalez et al. Case No.: 3:21-cr-0015 Order ORDERED that the time beginning from the date of this order granting an extension through April 4, 2022, SHALL be excluded in computing the time within which the trial in this matter must be initiated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161; it is further ORDERED that the parties SHALL file and serve a pre-trial brief no later than March 28, 2022, which shall include the following: (a) proposed list of witnesses; (b) proposed list of exhibits; (c) estimated length of case-in-chief and case-in-defense; (d) proposed non- standard voir dire questions; and (e) proposed non-standard jury instructions related to the elements of the charges and defenses; it is further ORDERED that the parties SHALL provide the Clerk of Court with a USB Flash Drive containing electronic versions of exhibits no later than March 30, 2022;2 and it is further ORDERED that the jury selection and trial in this matter SHALL commence promptly at 9:00 a.m. on April 4, 2022, in St. Thomas Courtroom 1. Dated: October 22, 2021 /s/ Robert A. Molloy ROBERT A. MOLLOY Chief Judge 2 Counsel are advised to consult with Court technical staff to determine the proper format for saving electronic versions of exhibits. The Government’s trial exhibits shall be labelled sequentially beginning with Government’s Exhibit 1. Defense exhibits shall be labelled sequentially beginning with Defense Exhibit A. Case: 3:21-cr-00015-RAM-RM Document #: 49 Filed: 10/22/21 Page 2 of 2