Libby Trial Delayed For A Month

“Team Libby has requested that the trial date be moved from January 8, 2007, to February 12, 2007, due to a scheduling conflict for lawyer Ted Wells. (Wells is trying a large securities fraud case in California that looks like it may stretch to twelve weeks or longer, which would extend into the trial time for Irving’s scheduled date.) Nothing odd about this — happens all the time in court dockets — but it was worth a mention because there are other motions deadlines coming up that have had extension requests as well.

There is also an unopposed request for extensions on the filing deadlines regarding Team Libby’s motions on morning briefing information from the government. Libby is now asking that his motions be filed no later than July 11, and that Fitzgerald and his team file response briefs no later than July 31st, with Libby’s response to this government filing due then to the court no later than August 9th. The hearing on these motions and briefs would remain at the August 16th date which is now set.

The trial schedule motion may be revisited after an August 31st, 2006, scheduling and pretrial conference in Ted Wells’ California case, should there be any changes to the trial schedule or status of that matter.” Cont…

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here is the thread on this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1532502&mesg_id=1532502

:)

But as FDL points out it is SOP and imo it is likely to be granted, especially as Wells may have a schedule conflict with another trial.

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I think Team Libby's lawyer needs to rearrange his priorities.

Wonder how many extensions they'll request and get before the judge brings the gavel down?

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