Jul 16, 2019MINUTE 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.
I understand that. My point is that I believe the timelines for the two processes — IG investigations and the proceedings in the Flynn case — are actually being coordinated with each other. I take that as a positive sign.