| In Ozuna Case SDNY Judge Vyskocil
Gives Oleaga Final Warning As Shroff Cites
W2
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 7 -- On March 24
Erick Oleago's lawyer Sabrina
Shroff announced in the SDNY
Magistrates Court that a case
of Coronavirus had been
identified in the MCC jail and
11 North locked down.
On May 4,
Shroff wrote to SDNY District
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil in
rare opposition to an SDNY
prosecutor proposed protective
order: "Re: United States v.
Ozuna 20 cr 213 (MKV) Dear
Judge Vyskocil: I write on
behalf of Mr. Erick Oleaga,
and in opposition to the
government's request that the
Court enter its proposed
protective order. See Docket
No. 62. The order as drafted
is over broad, and, given the
on-going pandemic, makes
meaningful review and
preparation of defendant’s
case difficult, if not
impossible."
On July 7,
Judge Vyskocil - and Shroff
and Oleaga - held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
live tweeted it:
AUSA Bagliebter:
We are concerned... We defer
to Pre-Trial Services.
Judge Vyskocil:
Anything from Pre-Trial? Speak
louder.
Pre-Trial: I
don't believe there are any
conditions that could ensure
his compliance. We urge
revocation of bail and remand
to Marshals.
Pre-Trial: I
hoped having this hearing
scheduled would help defendant
regain compliance. But last
weekend he was out for hours.
Defense lawyer
Shroff: He is working. Judge
Vyskocil: He was supposed to
provide verification.
Shroff: I have
the W-2. It's on the books...
We can't re-do his childhood.
Let's try one judicial
warning, and another hearing
in three weeks or 30 days.
He's enrolled in therapy. I've
heard from another lawyer that
MDC is on lock-down due to a
loose gun [! picked up]
Judge Vyskocil:
Ms. Shroff, I signed an order
on June 4 modifying bail
conditions to provide for
mental health. You're telling
me that has not yet been done?
Shroff: It was
scheduling. Judge Vyskocil: Mr
Oleaga, you are in a very
serious situation here.
Judge
Vyskocil: I will give you one
more chance. I will ask
Pre-Trial Conference to keep
me informed. I will set
another status conference, I'm
not going to call it a bail
hearing because I hope it is
not that. Final warning.
We hope to have more on
this - or not.
The case is
US v. Ozuna, et al., 20-cr-213
(Vyskocil)
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