Federal Court Filing: Order Re: Status Conference, Speedy Trial. And, 10-800I5-CR-Marra/Hopkins (EFTA00179447)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO: 10-800I5-CR-Marra/Hopkins UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ, Defendant. ORDER RE: STATUS CONFERENCE, SPEEDY TRIAL. AND PRETRIAL MATTERS 1. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that counsel for the Government and the Defense appear before NIA for STATUS CONFERENCE to resolve pre-trial motions and discovery problems. All counsel are directed to read carefully the Standing Discovery Order which clearly delineates the parties' discovery obligations, including the materials sought by the vast majority of the standard pre-trial motions. Routine filing of "Boilerplate" motions covered by the Standing Discovery Order, as well as repeated failure to timely provide discovery has substantially contributed to the backlog of criminal cases in this District. Accordingly, all counsel are hereby advised that this Court will recommend the imposition of sanctions against attorneys who persist in these practi