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My comments on the Flynn case have been minimal because it’s obvious to me that a lot of facts about it have been unconfirmed and/or out of the public eye. Having said that, I’d say it’s more than just a mere coincidence that this August 30th filing date was immediately after the public release of the most recent IG report.

I am very pleased that Ms. Powell has included a lot of information in the brief that I had always assumed to be accurate but never saw laid out in one document this way.

The Aug 30 filing date was set by the judge, via setting a date certain for submission of status report.

Jul 16, 2019
MINUTE ORDER as to MICHAEL T. FLYNN. In view of the parties' responses to the Court's Minute Order of July 9, 2019, the Court, sua sponte, schedules a status conference for August 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 24A. Defense counsel has represented to the Court that Mr. Flynn has not received the entire file from his former counsel. Def.'s Resp., ECF No. 98 at 2-4. ...
Aug 21, 2019
MINUTE ORDER as to MICHAEL T. FLYNN. In view of the 101 Notice Regarding Transfer of Case File to Defendant's New Counsel that states Covington & Burling LLP's transfer of the client file to Mr. Flynn's new counsel is now complete, the Court, sua sponte, cancels the status conference currently scheduled for August 27, 2019. The Court will schedule a status conference after the parties submit the forthcoming joint status report on August 30, 2019. The joint status report shall advise the Court of the following: (1) the status of Mr. Flynn's cooperation; (2) whether the case is ready for sentencing; (3) suggested dates for the sentencing hearing, if appropriate; and (4) whether there are any issues that would require the Court's resolution prior to Mr. Flynn's sentencing. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 8/21/2019. (lcegs3)

The motion naturally accompanies or follows the joint status report, given the positions the two sides are taking.

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