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1 JOHN C. ELLIS, JR.

California State Bar No. 228083
2 FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF SAN DIEGO, INC.

225 Broadway, Suite 900
3 San Diego, CA 92101-5008

(619) 234-8467/Fax: (619) 687-2666
4 E-Mail: [email protected] 5 Attorneys for Juan Diego Emiliano Loya 6 7 8 9 10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (HONORABLE IRMA E. GONZALEZ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JUAN DIEGO EMILIANO LOYA, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ______________________________________ ) Case No. 08CR2124-IEG DATE: TIME: September 2, 2008 2:00 p.m.

11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

NOTICE OF MOTIONS IN LIMINE AND MOTIONS IN LIMINE TO: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) PRECLUDE 404(b) AND 609 EVIDENCE; PRECLUDE DEPORTATION DOCUMENTS AS EVIDENCE OF ALIENAGE; COMPEL INSPECTION OF CERTIFIED DOCUMENTS PRE-TRIAL; PRECLUDE THE "A-FILE CUSTODIAN" FROM TESTIFYING ABOUT IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS; PRECLUDE THE "A-FILE CUSTODIAN" FROM TESTIFYING ABOUT DATABASE SEARCHES; ALLOW IMPEACHMENT OF ALL HEARSAY DECLARANTS; AND GRANT LEAVE TO FILE FURTHER MOTIONS

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KAREN P. HEWITT, INTERIM UNITED STATES ATTORNEY; AND DOUGLAS KEEHN, ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter

27 as counsel may be heard, the accused, Juan Diego Emiliano Loya, by and through his attorneys, John C. 28 Ellis, Jr., and Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., will ask this Court to enter an order granting the motions

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MOTIONS IN LIMINE Juan Diego Emiliano Loya, the accused in this case, by and through his attorneys, John C. Ellis, Jr.,

3 and Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., pursuant to the United States Constitution, Federal Rules of 4 Criminal Procedure, and all other applicable statutes, case law and Local Rules, Hereby Moves this Court for 5 an Order to: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Preclude 404(b) and 609 Evidence; Preclude Deportation Documents as Evidence of Alienage; Compel Inspection of Certified Documents Pre-trial; Preclude the "A-file Custodian" from Testifying about Immigration Proceedings; Preclude the "A-file Custodian" from Testifying about Database Searches; Allow Impeachment of All Hearsay Declarants; and Grant Leave to File Further Motions.

These motions are based upon the instant motions and notice of motions, the attached statement of

14 facts and memorandum of points and authorities, and any and all other materials that may come to this Court's 15 attention at the time of the hearing on these motions. 16 17 18 DATED: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Respectfully submitted,

August 18, 2008

/s/ John C. Ellis, Jr. JOHN C. ELLIS, JR. Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Attorneys for Juan Diego Emiliano Loya

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1 JOHN C. ELLIS, JR.

California State Bar No. 228083
2 FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF SAN DIEGO, INC.

225 Broadway, Suite 900
3 San Diego, CA 92101-5008

(619) 234-8467/Fax: (619) 687-2666
4 E-Mail: [email protected] 5 Attorneys for Juan Diego Emiliano Loya 6 7 8 9 10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (HONORABLE IRMA E. GONZALEZ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JUAN DIEGO EMILIANO LOYA, ) ) Defendant. ) ______________________________________ ) I. STATEMENT OF FACTS Mr. Loya hereby incorporates by reference the statements of fact previously filed. II. THIS COURT SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY EVIDENCE UNDER FEDERAL RULE OF EVIDENCE 404(B) AND 609 The Court should preclude the Government from introducing any Rule 404(b) or Rule 609 evidence. Case No. 08CR2124-IEG DATE: TIME: September 2, 2008 2:00 p.m.

11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT'S MOTIONS IN LIMINE

24 The Court should preclude 404(b) evidence because the Government has failed to provide any notice, and 25 the Government has not established that such evidence is relevant. All Rule 609 evidence should be 26 precluded because it is irrelevant, and any probative value is substantially outweighed by its prejudicial effect. 27 28

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This Court Should Exclude All 404(b) Evidence. This Court should exclude all 404(b) evidence because the Government has failed to comply with

3 its obligation to provide timely notice. Rule 404(b) requires that the Government provide "reasonable notice 4 in advance of trial" of any evidence of "other crimes, wrongs, or acts" it plans to introduce. Fed. R. Evid. 5 404(b). The notice requirement is triggered when timely requested by the defendant. United States v. Vega, 6 188 F.3d 1150, 1154 (9th Cir. 1999). Here, Mr. Loya requested notice in his August 1, 2008, motion for 7 discovery. Therefore, the Government should be precluded from introducing such evidence at trial. 8

Moreover, the Government carries the burden of showing how any other acts evidence is relevant

9 to one or more issues in the case; therefore, "it must articulate precisely the evidential hypothesis by which 10 a fact of consequence may be inferred from the other acts evidence." United States v, Mehrmanesh, 689 F.2d 11 822, 830 (9th Cir. 1982) (citing United States v. Hernandez-Miranda, 601 F.2d 1104, 1108 (9th Cir. 1979)) 12 (emphasis added); accord United States v. Brooke, 4 F.3d 1480, 1483 (9th Cir. 1993). Because the 13 Government has not presented an evidential hypothesis, this evidence must be excluded under Federal Rules 14 of Evidence 401, 404(b) and 403. 15 B. 16

This Court Should Exclude All 609 Evidence. Under Rule 609, evidence of prior convictions is usually admissible only under certain

17 circumstances, and in the discretion of the Court. Federal Rule of Evidence 609(a)(1) restricts impeachment 18 of the accused by evidence of a prior conviction to only those offenses for which the Court determines that 19 the probative value outweighs its prejudicial effect to the accused. The Government should be precluded 20 from introducing any evidence of prior convictions because it is irrelevant under Federal Rule of Evidence 21 401, prejudicial under Federal Rule of Evidence 403, and the government has not provided any notice of its 22 intent to introduce this evidence. 23

To the extent that this Court rules that Mr. Loya's alleged prior convictions are admissible under

24 Federal Rule of Evidence 609, this Court should redact any documents referencing, and preclude the 25 prosecutor from referring to, the offense and specific facts of any crime for which Mr. Loya was convicted. 26 Such information would be more prejudicial than probative of Mr. Loya's guilt of the charged offense. 27 28

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III. THE GOVERNMENT MUST BE PRECLUDED FROM USING DEPORTATION DOCUMENTS AS EVIDENCE OF ALIENAGE The Warrant of Deportation and the Order of Deportation Are Only Admissible to Establish the Fact of the Deportation, Not Alienage. Mr. Loya expects that the Government will seek to introduce a warrant of deportation and an order

7 of deportation to establish the fact of his alleged deportation. These two documents are admissible only to 8 establish the fact of the deportation. See, e.g., United States v. Contreras, 63 F.3d 852, 857 (9th Cir. 1995); 9 United States v. Hernandez-Rojas, 617 F.2d 533, 535-36 (9th Cir. 1980). Neither the warrant of deportation, 10 nor the order of deportation, reflect the "objective, ministerial fact" of alienage; accordingly, neither are 11 admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(8)(B) to establish the fact of alienage. 12

Both the warrant of deportation and the order of deportation reflect the ministerial fact of the

13 deportation, not Mr. Loya's alleged alienage. As the Ninth Circuit has explained: 14 15 16 17 18 19 United States v. Medina, 236 F.3d 1028, 1030, 1031 (9th Cir. 2001) (emphasis added). Simply put, alienage 20 is not a fact that is observed; it is a fact that is "found" by an immigration official after an administrative 21 hearing, and the order of deportation reflects the quintessential "factual finding" rendered after an 22 administrative hearing. Likewise, the warrant of deportation reflects only that an immigration judge found 23 Mr. Loya to be an alien, after an administrative hearing was conducted, and that Mr. Loya may have been 24 removed from the United States after that deportation--it has no bearing whatsoever on the fact of alienage. 25 Accordingly, the warrant of deportation and order of deportation are not admissible under Federal Rule of 26 Evidence 803(8) or Federal Rule of Evidence 401 to establish the fact of alienage.1 27 28

Clearly it would be improper for the government to rely on factual findings from a deportation hearing to prove an element of the crime of illegal reentry, as the burden of proof in a criminal proceeding requires a greater showing by the government than in an administrative hearing. The use of a deportation order to prove the element of alienage would allow the government to skirt around the more stringent requirements of a criminal proceeding by relying on that factual finding from the INS proceeding. To put it more simply, the government would demonstrate that Medina is an alien by showing that the INS found that he was an alien.

In United States v. Hernandez-Herrera, 273 F.3d 1213, 1217-1218 (9th Cir. 2001), the Ninth Circuit stated summarily that A-File documents are admissible under Federal Rule of 3 08CR2124-IEG

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Finally, to the extent that this Court finds that these documents are relevant under Federal Rule of

2 Evidence 401, these documents should still be excluded pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 403, because 3 their probative value is substantially outweighed by their prejudicial effect. Both the order of deportation and 4 warrant of deportation make reference to an "alien;" even more troubling, in the context of these documents, 5 the term "alien" is associated with Mr. Loya, who presumably is the "alien" to which the documents refer. 6 In the face of these quasi-official Government documents proclaiming Mr. Loya to be an "alien," there is a 7 real danger that jurors will no longer see the alienage element of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 as an open question that the 8 Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt. 9

Should the Court nonetheless admit these documents, Mr. Loya requests that this Court instruct the

10 jury, pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 105, that it may only consider the warrant of deportation and the 11 order of deportation to establish the fact of the deportation and for no other purpose, and that these documents 12 do not, in and of themselves, establish the fact of alienage. Mr. Loya further requests that this Court redact 13 these documents to exclude any reference to his alleged alienage. 14 B. 15

None of the Other A-File Documents Are Admissible Under Any Rule of Evidence. Mr. Loya anticipates that the Government may seek to admit other documents from the A-File,

16 including the order to show cause why a person should not be deported and warnings regarding the possible 17 penalties for reentry. None of these documents from the A-File are admissible to establish any matter at issue 18 in this trial. All documents from the A-File--except the warrant of deportation and the order of deportation 19 discussed previously--are irrelevant under Federal Rule of Evidence 401; more prejudicial than probative, 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Evidence 803(8)(B) to establish the fact of alienage. Because the Court failed to set forth any reasoned discussion, failed to discuss the decision in Medina, and did not specify which documents from the A-File were admitted in Mr. Hernandez-Herrera's case, see id., this case is not binding authority, and this Court must still address this issue. See, e.g., Miranda B. v. Kitzhaber, 328 F.3d 1181, 1186 (9th Cir. 2003) (per curiam) (requiring "reasoned consideration in a published opinion" for a "ruling [to] becom[e] the law of the circuit"); United States v. Collicott, 92 F.2d 973, 980 n.4 (9th Cir. 1996) (holding that prior Ninth Circuit case is not binding "in the absence of reasoned analysis and analogous facts"). In any event, Hernandez-Herrera never held that these documents were admissible under Federal Rules of Evidence 401 or 403, or the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. See Webster v. Fall, 266 U.S. 507, 512 (1925) (stating that "[q]uestions which merely lurk in the record, neither brought to the attention of the court nor ruled upon are not to be considered as having been so decided as to constitute precedent"). 4 08CR2124-IEG

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1 cumulative, and a waste of time under Federal Rule of Evidence 403; and inadmissible hearsay under Federal 2 Rule of Evidence 803(8). 3 4

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The Notice to Appear Is Inadmissible.

The Notice to Appear is inadmissible under Federal Rules of Evidence 401, 403, and 803(8). The

5 Notice to Appear is a document that provides an alien with notice of the grounds for removal. It does not 6 record the "objective, ministerial fact" of alienage or of a deportation any more than an indictment provides 7 an objective observation that a person committed a crime. This document is nothing more than an accusation 8 that the Government must prove in an immigration proceeding. 9 10

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The Warnings of Possible Penalties Is Inadmissible.

Likewise, the warning of possible penalties is inadmissible under Federal Rules of Evidence 401,

11 403, and 803(8). The warning of possible penalties contains boilerplate statements (drafted by the former 12 INS) regarding the penal consequences to an alien who illegally reenters the country. It has no bearing on 13 whether a defendant is in fact an alien, and it makes no fact at issue in this case more or less probable. This 14 document contains inadmissible hearsay, and is completely irrelevant. It is also more prejudicial than 15 probative. Among other things, given the serious consequences listed on the warning of possible penalties, 16 jurors may be led to speculate what this defendant did to be subject to such harsh penalties upon reentry; 17 needless to say, such speculation is completely irrelevant to the charge at hand, and could be severely 18 prejudicial. Accordingly, the warnings of possible penalties also must be excluded at trial. 19 20 21

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If This Court Finds That These Documents Are Somehow Relevant, They Are Not Admissible to Establish Alienage; Thus, This Court Should Provide the Jury With a Limiting Instruction.

To the extent that this Court finds any A-File document relevant to some point, the document is not

22 admissible to establish Mr. Loya's alienage. Accordingly, this Court should redact these documents to 23 exclude all references to alienage. Additionally, the Court should instruct the jury as to the limited value of 24 such documents pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 105. 25 C. 26 27

This Court Must Preclude the Admission of the A-File Documents to Establish Alienage to Protect Mr. Loya's Constitutional Rights. Finally, this Court must preclude the admission of A-File documents to establish the fact of alienage

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1 reasonable doubt--rights guaranteed by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. Because the right to confrontation 2 is not applicable in immigration proceedings, the Government may have met its burden of proving alienage 3 in such a proceeding based upon otherwise inadmissible hearsay. Cunanan v. INS, 856 F.2d 1373, 1374 (9th 4 Cir. 1988). Similarly, because a criminal defendant such as Mr. Loya never has the opportunity to confront 5 those witnesses upon whose hearsay statements the immigration judge may have relied, the admission of the 6 (former) INS' evaluation of alienage deprives a defendant of his right to confront the witnesses against him. 7

Additionally, in immigration proceedings, the Government need only establish alienage by clear and

8 convincing evidence. Murphy v. INS, 54 F.3d 605, 608-610 (9th Cir. 1995). Once the Government has 9 established a person's foreign birth, the burden shifts to the purported alien to establish, by a preponderance 10 of the evidence, that he falls within one of the statutory provisions for derivative citizenship. Id. Given the 11 lower burden of proof and the shifting presumption, the admission of A-File documents against a criminal 12 defendant to establish the fact of alienage has the effect of lowering the Government's burden of proving 13 alienage in the criminal trial. 14

Finally, a determination of alienage by a quasi-judicial decision-maker represents powerful evidence

15 of an element of the offense, and it creates a substantial risk that the jury will give this evidence undue weight 16 or conclusive effect. Cf. Nipper v. Snipes, 7 F.3d 415, 418 (4th Cir. 1993) (internal quotations omitted) 17 (stating "judicial findings of fact `present a rare case where, by virtue of there having been made by a judge, 18 they would likely be given undue weight by the jury, thus creating a serious danger of unfair prejudice'"); 19 Federal Rules of Evidence 803(22), Advisory Committee Note (observing that "it seems safe to assume that 20 the jury will give [evidence of a criminal judgment] substantial effect unless defendant offers a satisfactory 21 explanation"). The Government's introduction of a Government agency's finding of alienage to establish the 22 fact of alienage carries with it the imprimatur of governmental, if not judicial, approval. The admission of 23 this factual finding undermines a defendant's constitutional right to a reliable jury finding of an essential 24 element. 25

In sum, because the A-File documents are generated by the Government without the constitutional

26 safeguards surrounding criminal proceedings, it is unconscionable and constitutionally untenable to authorize 27 their admission, as evidence of alienage, in a criminal prosecution. This Court should exclude these 28 documents in their entirety; or, to the extent the Court finds that these documents are admissible to prove

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1 some other fact, it should redact these documents to exclude reference to Mr. Loya's alienage, and instruct 2 the jury as to the documents' limited relevance. 3 4 5 6

IV. THIS COURT SHOULD COMPEL INSPECTION OF CERTIFIED DOCUMENTS PRE-TRIAL While Mr. Loya objects to the introduction of any A-File documents, it is clear that no public record

7 can be introduced unless certified. While the defense has received photocopies of several documents in 8 discovery, it has not received copies of any alleged certifications. Typically, these simply appear in the 9 middle of trial. Defense counsel requests an opportunity to inspect any alleged certifications pre-trial, so that 10 any issues can be dealt with in a timely and appropriate way. 11 12 13 14

V. THIS COURT SHOULD PRECLUDE THE "A-FILE CUSTODIAN" FROM TESTIFYING ABOUT IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS Under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, a defendant has a constitutional right to a fair trial and to

15 confront witnesses. Additionally, evidence must be relevant and not create confusion, or be prejudicial. Fed. 16 R. Ev. 401, 403. Finally, no lay witness is permitted to offer an opinion or testify about specialized 17 knowledge. Fed. R. Ev. 702; United States v. Figueroa-Lopez, 125 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir. 1997) (expert 18 opinion need not be based upon highly technical knowledge; it may be based upon knowledge which would 19 be "unfamiliar" to "the ordinary juror"). 20

In this case, defense counsel expects that the Government will call the "A-File custodian" to establish

21 the foundation for the admission of selected documents from Mr. Loya's A-File. It is also expected that the 22 Government will ask the "A-File custodian" how immigration proceedings work and what occurs when an 23 individual is physically deported. Such testimony is inadmissible under Federal Rules of Evidence 401, 403, 24 702, 802, and its admission would violate Mr. Loya's rights to a fair trial and to confront witnesses under the 25 Fifth and Sixth Amendments. For example, it is unlikely that the "A-File custodian" has participated in 26 deportation proceedings as either an immigration judge, an immigration attorney, a deportation enforcement 27 officer, or a deportee; thus, he or she would not be testifying from his or her own personal knowledge, but 28 rather from the hearsay statements of other people who were not presented by the Government for cross-

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1 examination by Mr. Loya. Accordingly, this Court should preclude the "A-File custodian" from testifying 2 about how immigration proceedings work and about the significance of documents related to those 3 proceedings.

Rather, assuming the Court finds the A-File documents admissible despite Mr. Loya's

4 arguments to the contrary, this Court should limit the "A-File custodian's" testimony to laying a foundation 5 for the admission of the A-File documents--and only then to the extent that the "A-File custodian" has the 6 personal knowledge necessary to lay that foundation. 7 8 9 10

VI. THIS COURT SHOULD PRECLUDE THE "A-FILE CUSTODIAN" FROM TESTIFYING ABOUT SEARCHING DATABASES FOR PERMISSION TO REENTER Counsel anticipate that the Government will seek to establish, through the "A-File custodian," that

11 Mr. Loya lacked permission to reapply for admission to the United States. Typically, this consists of the 12 agent's explaining that she searched two databases and the A-File for a so-called "I-212" form by which an 13 alien can apply for permission to reapply for admission to the United States, and found none. Such testimony 14 is inadmissible under Federal Rules of Evidence 401, 403, 702, 802, 1002, and its admission would violate 15 Mr. Loya's rights to a fair trial and to confront witnesses under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. 16

The best evidence rule provides that the original of a "writing, recording, or photograph" is required

17 to prove the contents thereof. Fed. R. Evid. 1002. A writing or recording includes a "mechanical or 18 electronic recording" or "other form of data compilation." Fed. R. Evid. 1001(1). 19 20 21

An "original" of a writing or recording is the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it . . .. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately, is an "original."

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In United States v. Bennett, 363 F.3d 947 (9th Cir. 2004), a case out of this district, the defendant

24 was charged with importation of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute. The agent testified that 25 the boat, which was found in United States' waters, had traveled into the United States from Mexico, based 26 on data the agent saw on the ship's global positioning system. The Court found that the best evidence rule 27 applies in cases, like this one, "when a witness seeks to testify about the contents of a writing, recording or 28 photograph without producing the physical item itself-particularly when the witness was not privy to the

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1 events those contents describe." Id. at 953 (citing Fed. R. Evid. 1002 Advisory Committee's note). The 2 Ninth Circuit held that, based on the best evidence rule, the district court committed reversible error by 3 allowing the introduction of this testimony. Id. at 956. 4

Here, it is anticipated that the Government will seek to establish that an I-212 form was not

5 submitted, based on an agent's alleged review of data contained on a Government database. Under Rule 6 1002, however, the best evidence is the database itself, or a report generated from the database, not an agent's 7 testimony. Therefore, the introduction of this testimony is violative of the Rule 1002. 8

Moreover, as explained previously, under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, a defendant has a

9 constitutional right to a fair trial and to confront witnesses. Additionally, evidence must be relevant and not 10 create confusion or be prejudicial. Fed. R. Ev. 401, 403. Finally, no lay witness is permitted to offer an 11 opinion or testify about specialized knowledge. Fed. R. Ev. 702; United States v. Figueroa-Lopez, 125 F.3d 12 1241, 1245 (9th Cir. 1997) (expert opinion need not be based upon highly technical knowledge; it may be 13 based upon knowledge which would be "unfamiliar" to "the ordinary juror"). 14

The "A-File custodian's" testimony regarding database searches violates these rights on several

15 levels. For example, it is unlikely that the "A-File custodian" has himself or herself input the information he 16 or she allegedly searches for into the databases that he or she testifies about; rather, he or she is testifying 17 about what other persons have input (or failed to input). Accordingly, the "A-File custodian" has no personal 18 knowledge whatsoever regarding why information regarding Mr. Loya does or does not appear in these 19 systems, but is instead testifying from the hearsay statements of other people who were not presented by the 20 Government for cross-examination by Mr. Loya. 21

Equally troubling, the "A-File custodian" is not a database or immigration expert, and it is expected

22 that the Government will not qualify the "A-File custodian" as an expert in this regard. Nor will the 23 Government provide the defense with expert notice as required by Federal Rule of Evidence 702. Yet, it is 24 clear that searching complex Government databases for specialized information reflecting legally-complex 25 immigration procedures requires specialized knowledge far outside the ken of a lay witness. Finally, the "A26 File custodian's" testimony regarding database searches yielding no evidence of permission to reapply for 27 admission can only serve to confuse the jury and prejudice Mr. Loya. By allowing the "A-File custodian" 28

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1 to testify in a conclusory manner regarding searches she is not qualified to perform, this Court virtually 2 ensures that the jury will give the "A-File custodian's" testimony far more weight than it is due. 3 4 5 6

VII. MR. Loya MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK THE CREDIBILITY OF THE HEARSAY DECLARANT Under the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution,

7 Mr. Loya must be given the opportunity to attack the credibility of all hearsay declarants. Federal Rule of 8 Evidence 806, provides: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 It is anticipated that the Government will attempt to introduce hearsay evidence (e.g., documents, or the lack 16 of documents, from Mr. Loya's A-File) under a theory that the evidence is admissible under FRE 803(6) 17 ("Records of Regularly Conducted Activity") and 803(7) ("Absence of Entry in Records Kept in Accordance 18 With the Provisions of Paragraph (6)"). The declarant in the context of Rules 803(6) and 803(7) is the 19 business or organization itself (i.e., the Department of Homeland Security ["DHS"] (and its predecessor in 20 interest the Immigration and Naturalization Service ["INS"]). If the Government seeks to introduce hearsay 21 evidence on the basis of Rule 803(6) or 803(7), then Mr. Loya must be given the opportunity to attack the 22 credibility of the hearsay declarant (i.e., the DHS or INS). The types of impeachment include, but are not 23 limited to, reputation and prior inconsistent statements. See Fed. R. Evid. 608; Fed. R. Evid. 613(b); United 24 States v. Moody, 903 F.2d 321, 328-329 (5th Cir. 1990). The failure to allow Mr. Loya the opportunity to 25 impeach the credibility of the hearsay declarant is reversible error and a violation of his Sixth Amendment 26 27 28

When a hearsay statement, or a statement defined in Rule 801(d)(2)(C), (D), or (E), has been admitted in evidence, the credibility of the declarant may be attacked, and if attacked may be supported, by any evidence which would be admissible for those purposes if declarant had testified as a witness. Evidence of a statement or conduct by the declarant at any time, inconsistent with the declarant's hearsay statement, is not subject to any requirement that the declarant may have been afforded an opportunity to deny or explain. If the party against whom a hearsay statement has been admitted calls the declarant as a witness, the party is entitled to examine the declarant on the statement as if under cross-examination.

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1 right to confrontation and his Fifth Amendment right to due process. See Moody, 903 F.2d at 329; see also 2 United States v. Wali, 860 F.2d 588 (3rd Cir. 1988).2 3 4 5

VIII. THIS COURT SHOULD GRANT MR. LOYA LEAVE TO FILE FURTHER MOTIONS Mr. Loya and defense counsel have received limited in this case. As new information surfaces due

6 to the government providing discovery in response to these motions or an order of this Court, defense will 7 find it necessary to file further motions, or to supplement existing motions with additional facts. Therefore, 8 defense counsel requests the opportunity to file further motions based upon information gained from 9 discovery. 10 11 12 13 DATED: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Respectfully submitted,

August 18, 2008

/s/ John C. Ellis, Jr. JOHN C. ELLIS, JR. Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Attorneys for Juan Diego Emilliano Loya

United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 393 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2005), is not to the contrary. In Rodriguez-Rodriguez, the Ninth Circuit incorrectly determined that the trial court's refusal to allow cross-examination regarding the record keeping practices of the INS did not violate the defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause. Here, the proposed introduction of testimony is premised on the theory of impeachment of the hearsay declarant. Thus, Rodriguez-Rodriguez is inapplicable. 11 08CR2124-IEG

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JUAN DIEGO EMILIANO LOYA, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Counsel for Defendant certifies that the foregoing pleading, is true and accurate to the best of his information and belief, and that a copy of the foregoing Defendant's Notice of Motions In Limine and Motions In Limine has been electronically served this day upon: Douglas Keehn, Assistant United States Attorney 880 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101

Dated: August 18, 2008

/s/ John C. Ellis, Jr. JOHN C. ELLIS, JR. Federal Defenders 225 Broadway, Suite 900 San Diego, CA 92101-5030 (619) 234-8467 (tel) (619) 687-2666 (fax) E-mail: [email protected]