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U.S. v. Zelaya-Romero

Documents Underlying Extradition Not 'Material'; Probe Into Honduran Interrogation Denied

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OPINION AND ORDER

*1 Defendant Ludwig Criss Zelaya-Romero moves for orders directing the Government to investigate whether his interrogation in Honduras was recorded and to produce the documents underlying his extradition. He also moves for a ninety-day continuance of the deadline to file non-discovery pretrial motions. As discussed below, these motions are denied, except that Zelaya-Romero shall have fourteen additional days to refile a motion to suppress his statements to law enforcement.I. BACKGROUNDZelaya-Romero was extradited to the United States from Honduras, and made his initial appearance on December 14, 2016. The Superseding Indictment alleges that Zelaya-Romero used his position as member of the Honduran National Police to facilitate safe passage through Honduras for multi-hundred-kilogram shipments of cocaine bound for the United States. Zelaya-Romero, along with two co-defendants, will stand trial on May 14, 2018.On August 23, 2017, the Court appointed new counsel at Zelaya-Romero’s request. At the same time, the Court denied without prejudice a motion to suppress that had been filed by Zelaya-Romero’s first attorney. The motion sought to suppress statements Zelaya-Romero made

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