Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cr-00640-IEG

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Filed 03/21/2008

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R. Keramati, SBN# 182425 Western Legal Group, APC. 110 West C. Street, Suite 1300 San Diego, California 92101 Telephone (619) 231-2529 Facsimile (619) 231-2528 Attorney for: TOMAS IGNACIO-SANTIAGO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (HONORABLE NITA L. STORMES)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. Arael GUZMAN-Rodriguez (1), Misael GARCIA-Leon (2) Defendant(s)

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Criminal Case No. 08cr640-IEG (NLS) DECLARTION OF RAY KERAMATI IN SUPPORT OF MOTION REQUESTING THE ORDERING OF A VIDEO DEPOSITION OF JUAN TOMAS IGNACIO-SANCHEZ DATE: April 8, 2008 TIME: 9:30 a.m. JUDGE: Honorable Nita L. Stormes

I, Ray Keramati, declare as follows: 1. I am an attorney duly licensed to practice before the courts of the State of California and I am counsel of record for Mr. Tomas Ignacio-Sanchez. If called as a witness herein, I could and would competently testify to the facts set forth herein. 2. Mr. Ignacio-Sanchez has been in custody since February 22, 2008. 3. Mr. Ignacio-Sanchez' incarceration has placed a great hardship on him. 4. Mr. Ignacio-Sanchez does not have a surety to post a material witness appearance bond for his release.

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08CR640-IEG (NLS)

DECLARATION OF RAY KERAMATI IN SUPPORT OF MOTION REQUESTING THE ORDERING OF A VIDEO DEPOSITION OF JUAN TOMAS IGNACIO-SANCHEZ

Case 3:08-cr-00640-IEG

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5. I am requesting that the court order a video deposition hearing to be held to secure the testimony of Mr. Ignacio-Sanchez as soon as practicable. I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at San Diego, California on March 21, 2008.

DATED: March 21, 2008

/s/ Ray Keramati R. Keramati, Esq. Attorney for Material Witness TOMAS IGNACIO-SANTIAGO

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08CR640-IEG (NLS)

DECLARATION OF RAY KERAMATI IN SUPPORT OF MOTION REQUESTING THE ORDERING OF A VIDEO DEPOSITION OF JUAN TOMAS IGNACIO-SANCHEZ