14 December 2001
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Ahmed Ressam was convicted in April 2001 of nine counts relating to terrorism. He has not yet been sentenced and is reportedly providing information to US authorities on terrorism.
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| Docket as of December 1, 2001 3:11 am | Web PACER (v2.3) |
Case Referred to: Law Clerk Brian Gruber
AHMED RESSAM (1) Michael Filipovic
aka FTS FAX
Benni Antoine Noris FAX 553-0120
defendant [COR LD NTC pda]
Thomas W. Hillier, II
FTS FAX
FAX 553-0120
[COR LD NTC pda]
Jo Ann Oliver
FTS FAX
FAX 553-0120
[COR LD NTC pda]
FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S
OFFICE
1111 3RD AVE
STE 1100
SEATTLE, WA 98101-3207
206-553-1100
FTS pda
Pending Counts: Disposition
18:1001 FALSE STATEMENT
(1)
18:2332b(a)(1)(B) and 2332b(c)
ACT OF TERRORISM
TRANSCENDING A NATIONAL
BOUNDARY
(1s)
18:2332b(a)(1)(B) and 2332b(c)
AN ACT OF TERRORISM
TRANSCENDING A NATIONAL
BOUNDARY
(1ss)
18:545 SMUGGLING
(2)
18:33 and 2 PLACING AN
EXPLOSIVE IN PROXIMITY TO A
TERMINAL (2s)
18:33 and 2 PLACING AN
EXPLOSIVE IN PROXIMITY TO A
TERMINAL (2ss)
18:842(a)(3)(A) and 844(a)
TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES
(3)
18:1028(a)(4) and (b)(3)(B)
FALSE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
(3s)
18:1028(a)(4) and (b)(3)(B)
FALSE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
(3ss)
26:5841, 5861(d), and 5871
POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERED
FIREARM
(4)
18:1546 USE OF A FICTITIOUS
NAME FOR ADMISSION
(4s)
18:1546 USE OF A FICTITIOUS
NAME FOR ADMISSION
(4ss)
18:844(h)(2) CARRYING AN
EXPLOSIVE DURING THE
COMMISSION OF A FELONY
(5)
18:1001 FALSE STATEMENT
(5s)
18:1001 FALSE STATEMENTS
(5ss)
18:545 SMUGGLING
(6s)
18:545 and 2 SMUGGLING
(6ss)
18:842(a)(3)(A) and 844(a)
TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES
(7s)
18:842(a)(3)(A), 844(a) and 2
TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES
(7ss)
26:5841, 5861(d) and 5871
POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERED
FIREARM
(8s)
26:5841, 5861(d), and 5871
POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERED
DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE
(8ss)
18:844(h)(2) CARRYING
EXPLOSIVES USED IN COMMISSION
OF FELONY
(9s)
18:844(h)(2) CARRYING AN
EXPLOSIVE DURING THE
COMMISSION OF A FELONY
(9ss)
Offense Level (opening): 4
Terminated Counts:
NONE
Complaints Disposition
18:842(a)(3)(A) and 1001
Importing Explosive Materials,
False Statements
[ 2:99-m -547 ]
Case Assigned to: Chief Judge John C Coughenour
Case Assigned to: Chief Judge John C Coughenour
DATE #
DOCKET ENTRY
12/17/99 1 COMPLAINT Magistrate Judge David E. Wilson
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (haz) [Entry date 12/20/99]
12/17/99 2 MOTION to detain by USA as to Ahmed Ressam
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (haz) [Entry date 12/20/99]
12/17/99 3 MINUTES of INITIAL : DEW, Dep Clerk PV, AUSA A.
HAMILTON, J. DISKIN, Def Counsel T. HILLIER, M. FILIPOVIC,
CR C. CASTLE, USPT D. KAHUNAHANA, Intpr Arabic/Anissa
Rajaa Gharbi first appearance of Ahmed Ressam , Attorney
Thomas W. Hillier II, Michael Filipovic present; Deft
advised of rights, CT notes financial affidavit has not
been completed; Mr. Hillier, Mr. Filipovic provisional
appointed, Agent Calonia sworn, questioned by CT, and signs
complaint, CT signs complaint, Mr. Hillier advises the
complaint has been summarized for defendant, Deft advised
of charges, Govt files motion for detention, detention
hearing and preliminary exam are set for 3:00 12/22/99 for
Ahmed Ressam ;Govt files motion to Destroy Evidence, Mr.
Diskin argues in support of motion, Mr Hillier objects and
argues, CT reviews and asks for clarification of proposed
order, Ct hears Mr. Diskin, Add'l argument by Mr. Hillier,
Govt calls witness in support of motion, Agent Jackson is
sworn and testifies, Mr. Filipovic makes final argument
against motion, Mr. Diskin argues in support of motion,
add'l argument supporting objection by Mr. Filipovice; asks
the defense be allowed time to hire an expert and preserve
evidence; Ct grants destruction motion, signs order, makes
findings, Deft remanded
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (haz) [Entry date 12/20/99]
12/17/99 -- MOTION to authorize the destruction of explosives by USA by
USA as to Ahmed Ressam
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (haz) [Entry date 12/20/99]
12/17/99 -- MOTION to authorize the destruction of explosives by USA by
USA as to Ahmed Ressam
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (haz) [Entry date 12/20/99]
12/17/99 4 MOTION for authorization of destruction of explosives by
USA
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (haz) [Entry date 12/20/99]
12/17/99 5 ORDER by Magistrate Judge David E. Wilson GRANTING
motion for authorization of destruction of explosives by
USA [4-1] (cc: counsel, Judge)
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (haz) [Entry date 12/20/99]
12/20/99 6 FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT as to Ahmed Ressam (FILED UNDER SEAL)
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (seal) [Entry date 12/21/99]
12/20/99 7 ORDER by Magistrate Judge David E. Wilson appointing the
Federal Public Defender for defendant Ahmed Ressam (cc:
counsel)
[ 2:99-m -547 ] (seal) [Entry date 12/21/99]
12/22/99 8 INDICTMENT by USA Andrew R Hamilton. Counts filed against
Ahmed Ressam (1) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (mh)
[Entry date 12/22/99]
12/22/99 9 DETENTION ORDER of Ahmed Ressam pending Trial by
Magistrate Judge John L. Weinberg (cc: counsel, Mag.
Judge, PTS, Jgm. Bk., USMO) (mh) [Entry date 12/23/99]
12/22/99 10 ORDER CONTINUING CONDITIONS of DETENTION by Magistrate
Judge John L. Weinberg as to Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 12/23/99]
12/22/99 13 MINUTES of Arraignment : JLW, Dep Clerk JN, AUSA Kate
Pflaumer and Francis J. Diskin, Def Counsel Thomas Hillier
and Michael Filipovic, CR Caroline Castle, Intpr Rajaa
Gharbi (Arabic) Dft present in custody of USMO dft Ahmed
Ressam arraigned; NOT GUILTY plea entered; Attorney
present;, ; pretrial motions due 1/12/00 for Ahmed Ressam
; jury trial scheduled 9:30 2/22/00 for Ahmed Ressam (jn)
[Entry date 12/28/99]
12/23/99 11 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour; for reasons of
security, the Honorable John C. Coughenour, Chief Judge for
the Western District of WA, directs the above-captioned
case be filed in Seattle and assigned to the Honorable John
C. Coughenour (cc: counsel, Judge, all District Court
judges for the Western Dist of WA ) (mh)
[Entry date 12/23/99]
12/23/99 12 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Ahmed Ressam by Jo Ann
Oliver (haz) [Entry date 12/27/99]
12/29/99 14 EX PARTE MOTION for order by USA as to Ahmed Ressam FILED
UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders
(mh) [Entry date 12/29/99] [Edit date 10/29/01]
12/29/99 15 ORDER by Magistrate Judge John L. Weinberg FILED UNDER
SEAL (c to Judge); UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320
Orders (mh) [Entry date 12/29/99] [Edit date 10/29/01]
1/6/00 16 EXPARTE MOTION to unseal warrant for arrest of material
witness by USA as to Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 01/06/00]
1/6/00 17 ORDER by Magistrate Judge David E. Wilson GRANTING motion
to unseal warrant for arrest of material witness by USA as
to Ahmed Ressam [16-1]; the affidavit of FBI Special Agent
Frederick W. Humphries II in support of that warrant shall
remain sealed until further order of the court (cc:
counsel, Judge) (mh) [Entry date 01/06/00]
1/6/00 -- LODGED ORDER: unopposed motion and order continuing due
date for pretrial motions (mh) [Entry date 01/07/00]
1/7/00 18 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
12/22/99 (Re: Transcript of Proceedings) CR initials: C.
Castle (lb) [Entry date 01/07/00]
1/7/00 49 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
12/17/99 (Re: Transcript of Proceedings) CR initials: C.
Castle (lb) [Entry date 02/22/00]
1/10/00 19 UNOPPOSED MOTION and ORDER by Chief Judge John C.
Coughenour : pretrial motions are due on 1/21/00 for Ahmed
Ressam; any response to motions are due 1/31/00 (cc:
counsel, Judge) (mh) [Entry date 01/11/00]
1/20/00 20 SUPERSEDING indictment Ahmed Ressam (1) count(s) 1s, 2s,
3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, Abdelmajid Dahoumane (2)
count(s) 1, 2 (rs) [Entry date 01/21/00]
1/20/00 21 ORDER CONTINUING CONDITIONS of DETENTION by Magistrate
Judge John L. Weinberg as to Ahmed Ressam (rs)
[Entry date 01/21/00]
1/20/00 22 ORDER DIRECTING ISSUANCE of BENCH WARRANT for Abdelmajid
Dahoumane by Magistrate Judge John L. Weinberg (iss.) (rs)
[Entry date 01/21/00]
1/21/00 23 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour ; status
conference is set for 10:30 a.m. on 1/27/00 for Ahmed
Ressam, for Abdelmajid Dahoumane (cc: counsel, Judge,
USMO, JM) (mh) [Entry date 01/21/00]
1/21/00 24 ARRAIGNMENT LETTER by US Attorney ; arraignment set for
9:00 1/27/00 before Judge Wilson for Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 01/25/00]
1/21/00 25 MOTION to dismiss count 6 of superseding indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 2/4/00 (rs)
[Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 26 MEMORANDUM by defendant in support of motion to dismiss
count 6 of superseding indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam
[25-1] (rs) [Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to dismiss count 6 of superseding
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [25-1] (rs)
[Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 27 MOTION to dismiss count 8 of superseding indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 2/4/00 (rs)
[Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 28 MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of motion
to dismiss count 8 of superseding indictment by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [27-1] (rs) [Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to dismiss count 8 of superseding
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [27-1] (rs)
[Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 29 MOTION for a bill of particulars with respect to count 8
of superseding indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED
FOR 2/4/00 (rs) [Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 30 MEMORANDUM by defendant in support of motion for a bill of
particulars with respect to count 8 of superseding
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [29-1] (rs)
[Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for a bill of particulars with
respect to count 8 of superseding indictment by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [29-1] (rs) [Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 31 MOTION to suppress evidence of all custodial statements by
defendant Ahmed Ressam EVID HRG REQ'D NOTED FOR 2/4/00 (rs)
[Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 32 MEMORANDUM by defendant in support of motion to suppress
evidence of all custodial statements by defendant Ahmed
Ressam EVID HRG REQ'D [31-1] (rs) [Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to suppress evidence of all
custodial statements by defendant Ahmed Ressam EVID HRG
REQ'D [31-1] (rs) [Entry date 01/27/00]
1/21/00 33 MOTION to change venue by defendant Ahmed Ressam OA REQ'D
NOTED FOR 2/4/00 (rs) [Entry date 01/27/00]
1/27/00 34 MINUTES of ARRAIGNMENT - Dft RESSAM (on Superseding
Indictment): DEW, Dep Clerk PV, AUSA J. Diskin, S.
Gonzalez, A. Hamilton, Def Counsel T. Hillier, J. Oliver,
M. Filipovic, CR/Tape # L. Kelly, Intpr Rajaa Gharbi
(Arabic); Dft Pleads NOT GUILTY; jury trial is set for
9:00 2/28/00 for Ahmed Ressam; pretrial motions are due by
2/10/00 for Ahmed Ressam (sl) [Entry date 01/28/00]
1/27/00 35 MINUTES of STATUS CONFERENCE-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
JM, AUSA Diskin/Hamilton/Gonzalez/Glick, Def Counsel
Hillier/Oliver/Filipovic, CR Laurene Kelly, pretrial
motions are due 5/23/00 for Ahmed Ressam ; jury trial is
set for 7/10/00 for Ahmed Ressam ; trial briefs, proposed
voir dire and jury instructions are due 7/2/00 for dft
Ressam; dft will file a Waiver of Speedy Trial (mh)
[Entry date 02/01/00]
1/31/00 36 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to dft's motion to dismiss count 8
of superseding indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [27-1],
dft's motion to dismiss count 6 of superseding indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [25-1] (mh) [Entry date 02/01/00]
[Edit date 02/01/00]
1/31/00 37 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to dft's motion to suppress
evidence of all custodial statements by defendant Ahmed
Ressam EVID HRG REQ'D [31-1] (mh) [Entry date 02/01/00]
1/31/00 36a RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion for a bill of
particulars with respect to count 8 of superseding
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [29-1] (mh)
[Entry date 02/01/00]
2/1/00 38 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
1/27/00 (Re: Reporter's Transcript of Proceedings) CR
initials: L. Kelly (lb) [Entry date 02/03/00]
2/1/00 39 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
1/27/00 (Re: Reporter's Transcript of Proceedings) CR
initials: L. Kelly (lb) [Entry date 02/03/00]
2/3/00 -- LODGED ORDER: order continuing trial date and related
matters (mh) [Entry date 02/04/00]
2/4/00 40 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion to change venue by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [33-1] (mh) [Entry date 02/07/00]
2/7/00 41 REPLY by defendant Ahmed Ressam TO RESPONSE to motion to
suppress evidence of all custodial statements by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [31-1] (mh) [Entry date 02/08/00]
2/7/00 42 REPLY by defendant Ahmed Ressam TO RESPONSE to motion for
a bill of particulars with respect to count 8 of
superseding indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [29-1] (mh)
[Entry date 02/08/00]
2/8/00 43 ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED MATTERS by Chief
Judge John C. Coughenour ; pretrial motions are due by
5/25/00 for Ahmed Ressam ; jury trial continued to 7/10/00
for Ahmed Ressam, excludable time started 1/27/00 and
stopped 7/10/00 pursuant to the ends of justice (cc:
counsel, Judge) (mh) [Entry date 02/08/00]
[Edit date 02/09/00]
2/9/00 44 SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in
support of motion to change venue by defendant Ahmed Ressam
OA REQ'D [33-1] FILED IN EXPANDO (mh) [Entry date 02/11/00]
[Edit date 02/11/00]
2/9/00 45 AFFIDAVIT of Michael Larson regarding motion to change
venue by defendant Ahmed Ressam [33-1] (mh)
[Entry date 02/11/00]
2/11/00 46 MOTION for blood and saliva samples, handwriting exemplar
and examination by a physician by USA as to Ahmed Ressam
NOTED FOR 2/25/00 (mh) [Entry date 02/14/00]
2/11/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for blood and saliva samples,
handwriting exemplar and examination by a physician by USA
as to Ahmed Ressam [46-1] (mh) [Entry date 02/14/00]
2/14/00 47 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour,
evidentiary hearing on dft's motion to suppress statements
and oral argument on dft's motion for change of venue is
set for 9:45 a.m. 3/1/00 for Ahmed Ressam (cc: counsel,
Judge, Julie) (mh) [Entry date 02/14/00]
2/15/00 48 MINUTES of EVIDENTIARY HEARING RE DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep
Clerk JM, AUSA Jerry Diskin, Def Counsel Tom Hillier,
CR/Tape # -, USPT/USPO -, Intpr Heather ; evidentiary
hearing continued to 10:00 3/3/00 for Ahmed Ressam (kerr)
[Entry date 02/16/00]
2/22/00 50 RESPONSE/OBJECTION by defendant Ahmed Ressam to motion for
blood and saliva samples and examination by a physician by
USA as to Ahmed Ressam [46-1] (mh) [Entry date 02/23/00]
[Edit date 02/23/00]
2/22/00 51 RESPONSE/OBJECTION by defendant Ahmed Ressam to motion for
handwriting exemplar by USA as to Ahmed Ressam [46-1] (mh)
[Entry date 02/23/00]
2/29/00 52 EX PARTE MOTION for order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL;
REDACTED as to 10.29.01 Order docket #324 (mh)
[Entry date 03/01/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
2/29/00 53 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff USA in support of motion for order
by USA [52-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket
#319 & #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 03/01/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
2/29/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for order by USA [52-1] FILED
UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 03/01/00]
2/29/00 -- PROPOSED DOCUMENT re: motion for order by USA [52-1] FILED
UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 03/01/00]
3/2/00 58 MEMORANDUM (FILED UNDER SEAL); REDACTED as to 10.29.01 Order
docket #324 (rs) [Entry date 03/08/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
3/3/00 54 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
for order by USA [52-1] (FILED UNDER SEAL) (cc: AUSA, Judge)
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (rs)
[Entry date 03/03/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
3/3/00 55 MINUTES of EVIDENTIARY HEARING-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
JM, AUSA Diskin/Hamilton/Gonzalez, Def Counsel
Hillier/Oliver/Filipovic, CR Sue Palmerton, Intpr Kamal
Abou-Zaki; GRANTING dft's motion to change venue by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [33-1] ;the trial will be
conducted in Los Angeles; a ruling on other pending motions
will be issued; exhibits 1,2,3 admitted and returned at the
conclusion of the hearing (mh) [Entry date 03/03/00]
3/3/00 56 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
to change venue by defendant Ahmed Ressam [33-1]; trial in
this case shall be held in Los Angeles (cc: counsel, Judge)
(mh) [Entry date 03/03/00]
3/3/00 57 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING dft's
motion for a bill of particulars with respect to count 8 of
superseding indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [29-1],
DENYING dft's motion to dismiss count 8 of superseding
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [27-1], DENYING dft's
motion to dismiss count 6 of superseding indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [25-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (mh)
[Entry date 03/06/00]
3/9/00 59 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING IN PART
AND DENYING IN PART motion to suppress evidence of all
custodial statements by defendant Ahmed Ressam [31-1] (cc:
counsel, Judge) (rs) [Entry date 03/09/00]
3/9/00 60 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
for blood and saliva samples, handwriting exemplar and
examination by a physician by USA as to Ahmed Ressam [46-1]
(cc: counsel, Judge) (rs) [Entry date 03/09/00]
3/9/00 62 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
3/3/2000 (Re: Evidentiary Hearing) CR initials: S.
Palmerton (lb) [Entry date 03/10/00]
3/10/00 61 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour advising
the parties of a clerical error in the Conclusion of the
Order on dft's motions to dismiss counts 6 and 8 and for a
bill of particulars respecting count 8, dated 3/3/00; the
conclusion of that Order directs the government to provide
dft with a bill of particulars with respect to count 8,
however, as indicated by the Analysis of that Order, dft's
motion for a bill of particulars is DENIED (cc: counsel,
Judge) (mh) [Entry date 03/10/00]
3/14/00 63 GOVERNMENT'S SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE
COURT'S ORDER DATED 3/9/00 by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/15/00]
3/17/00 64 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour ; the
government advised the Court of the possible misdirection
of documents that are under seal in a court file in Canada,
and suggested that a hearing might be necessary to resolve
the issue; the court was in a jury trial at the time, and
issued a verbal order that the parties should maintain the
status quo re the documents until formal proceedings
occurred; argument on this matter, if a motion is before
the court, shall be held 1:30 3/23/00; until that time,
counsel are ordered not to use the documents in any way;
defense counsel objects to the court's order (cc: counsel,
Judge, Julie) (mh) [Entry date 03/17/00]
3/20/00 65 RESPONSE by defendant Ahmed Ressam to government's
submission concerning physical examination and release of
dft's blood sample to Canada (mh) [Entry date 03/21/00]
3/20/00 66 MOTION for return of documents and order barring further
use by USA as to Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 3/31/00 FILED UNDER
SEAL; unsealed per hrg of 3/23/00 (mh) [Entry date 03/21/00]
[Edit date 03/23/00]
3/20/00 67 AFFIDAVIT of Andrew R. Hamilton regarding motion for order
by USA as to Ahmed Ressam [66-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; unsealed
per hrg of 3/23/00 (mh) [Entry date 03/21/00]
[Edit date 03/23/00]
3/20/00 68 AFFIDAVIT of Katrina C. Pflaumer regarding motion for order
by USA as to Ahmed Ressam [66-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; unsealed
per hrg of 3/23/00 (mh) [Entry date 03/21/00]
[Edit date 03/23/00]
3/20/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for order by USA as to Ahmed
Ressam [66-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; unsealed per hrg of 3/23/00
(mh) [Entry date 03/21/00] [Edit date 03/23/00]
3/20/00 69 MOTION to shorten time on motion for order by USA as to
Ahmed Ressam [66-1] NOTED FOR 3/22/00 FILED UNDER SEAL;
unsealed per hrg of 3/23/00 (mh) [Entry date 03/21/00]
[Edit date 03/23/00]
3/20/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to shorten time on motion for
order by USA as to Ahmed Ressam [66-1] [69-1] FILED UNDER
SEAL; unsealed per hrg of 3/23/00 (mh) [Entry date 03/21/00]
[Edit date 03/23/00]
3/21/00 70 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour NOTED FOR
3/23/00 at 1:30 p.m. motion for order by USA as to Ahmed
Ressam [66-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (mh)
[Entry date 03/22/00]
3/22/00 71 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour NOTED FOR
3/23/00 at 10:30 motion for order by USA as to Ahmed Ressam
[66-1] ; in-court hearing is set for 10:30 3/23/00 for
Ahmed Ressam (cc: counsel, Judge, Julie) (mh)
[Entry date 03/22/00]
3/22/00 72 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour; dft's objection
to govt's intention to send blood and saliva samples to
Canadian authorities is overruled. (cc: counsel, Judge) (ss)
[Entry date 03/22/00]
3/23/00 73 GOVERNMENT'S SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY in support
of its motion filed 3/20/00 by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/23/00]
3/23/00 74 RESPONSE by defendant Ahmed Ressam re: motion for return
of documents and order barring further use by USA as to
Ahmed Ressam [66-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; unsealed per hrg of
3/23/00 (mh) [Entry date 03/23/00] [Edit date 03/23/00]
3/23/00 75 AFFIDAVIT of Jo Ann Oliver re: response [74-1] (mh)
[Entry date 03/23/00]
3/23/00 76 AFFIDAVIT of Michael Filipovic re: response [74-1] (mh)
[Entry date 03/23/00]
3/23/00 77 AFFIDAVIT of Jennifer Davis re: response [74-1] (mh)
[Entry date 03/23/00]
3/23/00 78 EXHIBITS re: response [74-1] (mh) [Entry date 03/23/00]
3/23/00 79 EX PARTE AFFIDAVIT of Michael Filipovic concerning purpose
of review of Montreal Court files (defense work product)
FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 03/23/00]
3/23/00 80 MINUTES of MOTION HRG-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk JM, AUSA
Diskin/Hamilton/Criscitelli, Def Counsel
Filipovic/Oliver/Hillier, CR Sue Palmerton, the Court
orders pleadings re this motion be unsealed; the request
for return of documents is moot (mh) [Entry date 03/24/00]
3/24/00 81 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
3/23/00 (Re: Hearing) CR initials: S. Palmerton (seal)
[Entry date 03/24/00]
3/31/00 82 MOTION to compel discovery and to set a date certain for
disclosure of documents, reports and information related to
scientific testing and expert testimony by defendant Ahmed
Ressam OA REQ'D NOTED FOR 4/14/00 (mh) [Entry date 04/03/00]
3/31/00 83 MEMORANDUM OF AUTHORITY by defendant Ahmed Ressam in
support of motion to compel discovery and to set a date
certain for disclosure of documents, reports and
information related to scientific testing and expert
testimony by defendant Ahmed Ressam [82-1] (mh)
[Entry date 04/03/00]
3/31/00 84 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL CRIMINAL RULE 16 by
defendant Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 04/03/00]
3/31/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to compel discovery and to set a
date certain for disclosure of documents, reports and
information related to scientific testing and expert
testimony by defendant Ahmed Ressam [82-1] (mh)
[Entry date 04/03/00]
4/4/00 85 PRAECIPE by Ahmed Ressam directing the court to attach
original affidavit of Janine S. Arvizu to memorandum [83-1];
affidavit attached to memorandum [83-1] (mh)
[Entry date 04/05/00]
4/6/00 86 STIPULATION/UNOPPOSED REQUEST for an extension of time to
file response to dft's motion to compel discovery (mh)
[Entry date 04/07/00]
4/6/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: stipulation [86-1] (mh)
[Entry date 04/07/00]
4/7/00 87 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour directing
parties to confer and submit to court a proposed juror
questionnaire by 4/28/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (rs)
[Entry date 04/10/00]
4/7/00 88 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour granting
govt's request to file its response to dft's motion to
compel by 4/14/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (rs)
[Entry date 04/10/00]
4/14/00 89 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion to compel discovery
and to set a date certain for disclosure of documents,
reports and information related to scientific testing and
expert testimony by defendant Ahmed Ressam [82-1] (sl)
[Entry date 04/17/00]
5/1/00 90 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour denying with leave
to renew dft Ressam's motion to compel discovery and to set
a date certain for disclosure of documents, reports and
information related to scientific testing and expert
testimony by defendant Ahmed Ressam [82-1]; the government
is ordered to show cause within 10 days why an order should
not issue compelling it to produce standard operating
procedures re contamination control; the gov is ordered to
show cause within ten days why an order should not issue
compelling it to produce the results of proficiency testing
for all examiners and technicians (cc: counsel, Judge) (mh)
[Entry date 05/01/00]
5/4/00 91 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to court's show cause order (vk)
[Entry date 05/08/00]
5/10/00 92 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour DENYING as moot
dft's motion to compel discovery in regards to defense
discovery requests B-1 and B-3 [82-1] (cc: counsel, Judge)
(ss) [Entry date 05/11/00]
5/19/00 93 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour ;
in-court hearing re discussion of the scheduling order is
set for 9:30 5/24/00 for Ahmed Ressam (cc: counsel, Judge,
USMO) (mh) [Entry date 05/19/00]
5/19/00 94 MOTION AND AFFIDAVIT for continuance of trial by defendant
Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 6/2/00 (mh) [Entry date 05/19/00]
5/19/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for continuance of trial by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [94-1] (mh) [Entry date 05/19/00]
5/19/00 -- LODGED ORDER: stip motion and order to shorten time to hear
dft's motion to continue trial date (mh)
[Entry date 05/19/00]
5/23/00 95 STIPULATED MOTION and ORDER TO SHORTEN TIME TO HEAR DFT'S
MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL DATE by Chief Judge John C.
Coughenour : NOTED FOR 5/24/00 motion for continuance of
trial by defendant Ahmed Ressam [94-1] (cc: counsel,
Judge) (mh) [Entry date 05/24/00]
5/24/00 96 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
5/24/00 (Re: Status Conference) CR initials: S. Palmerton
(lb) [Entry date 05/24/00]
5/24/00 97 WAIVER of SPEEDY TRIAL AND REQUEST FOR A CONTINUANCE by
Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 05/25/00]
5/24/00 98 MINUTES of STATUS CONFERENCE-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
JM, AUSA Diskin/Hamilton/Gonzalez, Def Counsel
Hillier/Oliver/Filipovic, CR S Palmerton, Intpr Farhoud
(Arabic) GRANTING dft's motion for continuance of trial by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [94-1] ; pretrial motions are due
by 9/1/00 for Ahmed Ressam ; jury trial is scheduled for
2/12/01 for Ahmed Ressam ; (mh) [Entry date 05/25/00]
5/24/00 99 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING dft's
motion for continuance of trial by defendant Ahmed Ressam
[94-1] ; pretrial motions due 9/1/00; XT started and
stopped for dft Ressam (cc: counsel, Judge) (mh)
[Entry date 05/25/00]
5/31/00 100 EX PARTE MOTION for order by USA (FILED UNDER SEAL);
REDACTED as to 10.29.01 Order docket #324 (rs)
[Entry date 06/01/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
5/31/00 101 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in support of ex parte motion for
order by USA [100-1] (FILED UNDER SEAL) REDACTED as to
10.29.01 Order docket #324 (rs) [Entry date 06/01/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
5/31/00 -- PROPOSED document re motion for order [100-1] (FILED UNDER
SEAL) (rs) [Entry date 06/01/00] [Edit date 06/02/00]
5/31/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for order [100-1] (FILED UNDER
SEAL) (rs) [Entry date 06/01/00] [Edit date 06/02/00]
6/2/00 102 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
for order by USA [100-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (cc: counsel,
Judge); REDACTED as to 10.29.01 Order docket #324 (mh)
[Entry date 06/02/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
6/8/00 -- LODGED ORDER: FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 06/12/00]
6/8/00 103 MOTION for order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL NOTED FOR
6/30/00; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 06/12/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
6/8/00 104 DECLARATION re motion for order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL
[103-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319
& #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 06/12/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
6/8/00 105 AFFIDAVIT regarding motion for order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL
[103-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319
& #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 06/12/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
6/20/00 -- LODGED ORDER: FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 06/21/00]
6/20/00 106 RESPONSE by defendant Ahmed Ressam to motion for order by
USA FILED UNDER SEAL [103-1]; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket
#319 & #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 06/21/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
6/21/00 107 MOTION to extend time for filing reply to gov's motion by
defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 6/30/00 [FILED UNDER SEAL]
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (ss)
[Entry date 06/22/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
6/21/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to extend time for filing reply to
gov's motion by defendant Ahmed Ressam [107-1] [FILED UNDER
SEAL]; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (ss)
[Entry date 06/22/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
6/21/00 108 MOTION to shorten time on motion to extend time for filing
reply to gov's motion by defendant Ahmed Ressam [107-1]
NOTED FOR 6/23/00 [FILED UNDER SEAL]; UNSEALED per 10.26.01
docket #319 & #320 Orders (ss) [Entry date 06/22/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
6/21/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to shorten time on motion to
extend time for filing reply to gov's motion by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [107-1] [108-1] [FILED UNDER SEAL]; UNSEALED
per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (ss)
[Entry date 06/22/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
6/22/00 109 REPLY by plaintiff USA TO RESPONSE to motion for order by
USA FILED UNDER SEAL [103-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per
10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 06/23/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
6/22/00 110 AFFIDAVIT of Frederick W. Humphries II FILED UNDER SEAL;
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 06/23/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
6/23/00 111 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour FILED UNDER SEAL
(cc: counsel, Judge); UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 &
#320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 06/26/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
6/23/00 112 STIPULATION and ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour :
FILED UNDER SEAL (cc: counsel, Judge); UNSEALED per
10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 06/26/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
8/7/00 113 STIPULATION FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket
#319 & #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 08/10/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
8/7/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: stipulation [113-1] (mh)
[Entry date 08/10/00]
8/14/00 114 ORDER FILED UNDER SEAL by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour
(cc: counsel, Judge) ; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 &
#320 Orders (ss) [Entry date 08/15/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
8/23/00 -- LODGED ORDER: FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 08/24/00]
8/28/00 115 STIPULATED MOTION and ORDER by Chief Judge John C.
Coughenour FILED UNDER SEAL (cc: counsel, Judge); UNSEALED
per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 08/28/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
8/28/00 116 MOTION for pre-trial conference by USA as to Ahmed Ressam
NOTED FOR 9/15/00 [FILED UNDER SEAL]; UNSEALED per 10.26.01
docket #319 & #320 Orders (ss) [Entry date 08/29/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
8/28/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for pre-trial conference by USA
as to Ahmed Ressam [116-1] (ss) [Entry date 08/29/00]
8/29/00 117 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour ; status
conference is set for 9:30 9/11/00 for Ahmed Ressam (cc:
counsel, Judge, USMO, Julie) (mh) [Entry date 08/29/00]
9/1/00 118 MOTION to compel government to make request for Brady and
Jencks material through the mutual legal assistance treaty
by defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 9/15/00 (mh)
[Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 119 MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of motion
to compel government to make request for Brady and Jencks
material through the mutual legal assistance treaty by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [118-1] (mh) [Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to compel government to make
request for Brady and Jencks material through the mutual
legal assistance treaty by defendant Ahmed Ressam [118-1]
(mh) [Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 120 MOTION for a bill of particulars with respect to Count 1
of the Superseding Indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam
NOTED FOR 9/15/00 (mh) [Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 121 MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of motion
for a bill of particulars with respect to Count 1 of the
Superseding Indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [120-1] (mh)
[Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for a bill of particulars with
respect to Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [120-1] (mh) [Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 122 MOTION to dismiss Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam OA REQ'D NOTED FOR 9/15/00 (mh)
[Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 123 MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of motion
to dismiss Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [122-1] (mh) [Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to dismiss Count 1 of the
Superseding Indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [122-1] (mh)
[Entry date 09/06/00]
9/1/00 124 MOTION AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW for pretrial Daubert hearings
on admissibility of expert testimony and memorandum of law
by defendant Ahmed Ressam OA REQ'D NOTED FOR 9/15/00 (mh)
[Entry date 09/06/00]
9/7/00 125 STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER EXTENDING RESPONSE DATE (ss)
[Entry date 09/08/00]
9/7/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: stipulation [125-1] (ss)
[Entry date 09/08/00]
9/11/00 126 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
9/11/00 (Re: Status Conference ) CR initials: L.Kelly (sh)
[Entry date 09/12/00]
9/11/00 127 MINUTES of STATUS HRG-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk JM,
AUSA Hamilton/Hillier, Def Counsel Oliver/Filipovic, CR L
Kelly, Intpr Abou-Saki ; jury trial is set for 3/12/01
for Ahmed Ressam ; in chambers conference is set for 9:30
11/2/00 for Ahmed Ressam; the Court may conduct further
hearings on 12/18/00 (mh) [Entry date 09/13/00]
9/12/00 -- LODGED ORDER Continuing Trial Date (ss)
[Entry date 09/13/00]
9/13/00 128 STIPULATION and ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour :
extending gov's time to respond to dft's pretrial motions
to 9/29/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (ss) [Entry date 09/14/00]
9/27/00 -- LODGED ORDER: re: stipulation [129-1] (ss)
[Entry date 09/28/00]
9/28/00 129 SECOND STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER EXTENDING RESPONSE DATE
(ss) [Entry date 09/28/00]
10/2/00 130 STIPULATION and ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour
order extending response date . It is hereby ordered that
the date on or before which the gov must respond to the
deft's pretrial motions in this case is Oct 4,00 (cc:
counsel, Judge) (md) [Entry date 10/02/00]
10/2/00 131 ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL DATE by Chief Judge John C.
Coughenour ; jury trial continued to 3/12/01 for Ahmed
Ressam (cc: counsel, Judge) (seal) [Entry date 10/03/00]
10/4/00 132 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion to compel government
to make request for Brady and Jencks material through the
mutual legal assistance treaty by defendant Ahmed Ressam
[118-1] (mh) [Entry date 10/05/00]
10/4/00 133 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion for a bill of
particulars with respect to Count 1 of the Superseding
Indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [120-1] (mh)
[Entry date 10/05/00]
10/4/00 134 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion to dismiss Count 1 of
the Superseding Indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam
[122-1] (mh) [Entry date 10/05/00]
10/4/00 135 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion for pretrial Daubert
hearings on admissibility of expert testimony and memorandum
of law by defendant Ahmed Ressam [124-1] and MOTION IN
LIMINE (mh) [Entry date 10/05/00] [Edit date 10/05/00]
10/4/00 136 EXHIBITS re: motion response [135-1] vol 1 FILED IN
EXPANDO (mh) [Entry date 10/05/00]
10/4/00 137 EXHIBITS re: motion response [135-1] vol 2 FILED IN
EXPANDO (mh) [Entry date 10/05/00]
10/4/00 138 EXHIBITS re: motion response [135-1] vol 3 FILED IN
EXPANDO (mh) [Entry date 10/05/00]
10/4/00 135 MOTION in limine by USA as to Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR
**/**/** (mh) [Entry date 10/05/00]
10/10/00 139 MOTION FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket
#319 & #320 Orders (ss) [Entry date 10/17/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
10/10/00 140 MEMORANDUM in support of motion FILED UNDER SEAL [139-1]
[FILED UNDER SEAL]; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320
Orders (ss) [Entry date 10/17/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
10/16/00 141 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour RE: motion FILED
UNDER SEAL [139-1] [FILED UNDER SEAL] (cc: counsel, Judge);
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (ss)
[Entry date 10/17/00] [Edit date 10/29/01]
11/2/00 142 MOTION FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319
& #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 11/02/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
11/2/00 143 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour FILED UNDER SEAL
(cc: counsel, Judge); UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 &
#320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 11/02/00]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
11/2/00 144 MINUTES of STATUS CONFERENCE : JCC, Dep Clerk JM, AUSA
Diskin/Gonzalez/Hamilton/Glick, Def Counsel
Hillier/Oliver/Filipovic, CR J Roth, Intpr Farhoud; Earl
Hicks and Charles Alliman are nominated as court security
officers; if Daubert hrgs are necessary, they will be
conducted 1/4/01 and 1/5/01 (mh) [Entry date 11/07/00]
11/7/00 145 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour DENYING motion to
dismiss Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [122-1], DENYING motion for a bill of
particulars with respect to Count 1 of the Superseding
Indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [120-1], DENYING
motion to compel government to make request for Brady and
Jencks material through the mutual legal assistance treaty
by defendant Ahmed Ressam [118-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (mh)
[Entry date 11/07/00]
11/14/00 146 MOTION for reconsideration of denial of dft's motion to
dismiss count 1 of the Superseding Indictment by defendant
Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 11/17/00 (mh) [Entry date 11/15/00]
11/20/00 147 SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSCRIPT by defendant Ahmed Ressam in
support of motion for pretrial Daubert hearings on
admissibility of expert testimony by defendant Ahmed Ressam
[124-1] FILED IN EXPANDO (mh) [Entry date 11/24/00]
11/30/00 150 EX PARTE, IN CAMERA MOTION for protective order pursuant
to the Classified Information Procedures Act and the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and for permission to
enlarge the length of its memorandum of law by USA as to
Ahmed Ressam FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 12/06/00]
11/30/00 151 EX PARTE, IN CAMERA MEMORANDUM by plaintiff USA in support
of ex parte, in camera motion for protective order pursuant
to the Classified Information Procedures Act and the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure and for permission to enlarge
the length of its memorandum of law by USA as to Ahmed
Ressam [150-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 12/06/00]
[Edit date 12/06/00]
11/30/00 152 EX PARTE, IN CAMERA DECLARATION of Dale L Watson, Asst
Director, FBI, by plaintiff USA re motion for protective
order pursuant to the Classified Information Procedures Act
and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and for
permission to enlarge the length of its memorandum of law
by USA as to Ahmed Ressam [150-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 12/06/00]
11/30/00 153 APPENDIX A by plaintiff USA FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 12/06/00]
11/30/00 -- LODGED ORDER: protective order FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 12/06/00]
12/1/00 148 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour DENYING
motion for reconsideration of denial of dft's motion to
dismiss count 1 of the Superseding Indictment by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [146-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (kerr)
[Entry date 12/01/00]
12/5/00 149 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s): 11/2/00
(Re:Proceedings )in EXPANDO (4) CR initials: J. Roth (jk)
[Entry date 12/05/00] [Edit date 12/08/00]
12/20/00 155 STIPULATION re pretrial Daubert hrg on admissibility of
expert testimony re fingerprint evidence (mh)
[Entry date 12/22/00]
12/21/00 154 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour FILED UNDER SEAL
(cc: counsel, Judge) (mh) [Entry date 12/21/00]
12/22/00 156 DOCUMENT FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 12/26/00]
1/2/01 157 DOCUMENT FILED UNDER SEAL by defendant Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 01/03/01]
1/4/01 158 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING IN PART
the government's motion in limine by USA as to Ahmed
Ressam [135-1]; the Court has not been presented with
sufficient evidence to justify allowing defense witness
testimony asserting that the field of fingerprint
identification is unreliable, however the Court is not
prepared to rule at this time that all such testimony is
inadmissible for the duration of the trial (cc: counsel,
Judge) (mh) [Entry date 01/04/01]
1/4/01 159 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF TESTIMONY BY A TERRORISM EXPERT by
plaintiff USA (mh) [Entry date 01/05/01]
1/4/01 160 REQUEST FOR FURTHER BRIEFING ON ISSUE OF THE ADMISSIBILITY
OF TESTIMONY OF JEAN-LOUIS BRUGUIERE by defendant Ahmed
Ressam (mh) [Entry date 01/05/01]
1/5/01 161 MINUTES of Daubert Hearing : JCC, Dep Clerk JM, AUSA
Diskin/Hamilton, Def Counsel Oliver/Hillier/Filipovic, CR
L. Kelly, Intpr Fiechter/Farhoud; Abou-Saki Testimony of
Jean-Louis Bruguiere; Exhibits admitted & returned (vb)
[Entry date 01/09/01] [Edit date 01/12/01]
1/9/01 162 PRAECIPE by Ahmed Ressam for issuance of 20 trial
subpoenas. (Issd.) (sl) [Entry date 01/09/01]
1/11/01 163 MOTION for reconsideration of venue order by USA as to
Ahmed Ressam, Abdelmajid Dahoumane NOTED FOR 1/12/01 (kerr)
[Entry date 01/12/01]
1/17/01 164 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour DENYING
motion for reconsideration of venue order by USA as to
Ahmed Ressam, Abdelmajid Dahoumane [163-1] (cc: counsel,
Judge) (mh) [Entry date 01/18/01]
1/24/01 165 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s): 1/5/01
(Re:Expert witness,Bruguiere) CR initials: L. Kelly (jk)
[Entry date 01/24/01]
1/25/01 166 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL, EX PARTE, IN CAMERA MOTION for
protective order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 01/26/01]
1/25/01 167 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL, EX PARTE, IN CAMERA MEMORANDUM by
plaintiff USA in support of motion for protective order by
USA [166-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 01/26/01]
1/25/01 168 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL, EX PARTE, IN CAMERA DECLARATION of
Dale L. Watson by plaintiff USA re motion for protective
order by USA [166-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 01/26/01]
1/30/01 169 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour ;
in-court hearing to review the completed jury
questionnaires is set for 9:00 3/1/01 for Ahmed Ressam
(cc: counsel, Judge) (vb) [Entry date 01/30/01]
2/2/01 170 ORDER FILED UNDER SEAL by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour (mh)
[Entry date 02/02/01]
2/8/01 171 MOTION for order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL NOTED FOR
2/16/01; REDACTED as to 10.29.01 Order docket #324 (mh)
[Entry date 02/09/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
2/8/01 172 MOTION to shorten time on motion for order by USA FILED
UNDER SEAL [171-1] NOTED FOR 2/14/01 (mh)
[Entry date 02/09/01]
2/8/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to shorten time on motion for
order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL [171-1] [172-1] (mh)
[Entry date 02/09/01]
2/9/01 173 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
to shorten time on motion for order by USA FILED UNDER
SEAL [171-1] [172-1], NOTED FOR 2/14/01 motion for order by
USA [171-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (seal)
[Entry date 02/09/01]
2/13/01 174 RESPONSE by defendant Ahmed Ressam to motion for order by
USA FILED UNDER SEAL [171-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; REDACTED
as to 10.29.01 Order docket #324 (mh) [Entry date 02/13/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
2/13/01 175 MOTION for order by defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR
2/23/01 FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319
& #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 02/13/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
2/13/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for order by defendant Ahmed
Ressam [175-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01
docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 02/13/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
2/13/01 176 MOTION to shorten time on motion for order by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [175-1] NOTED FOR 2/15/01 FILED UNDER SEAL;
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 02/13/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
2/13/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to shorten time on motion for
order by defendant Ahmed Ressam [175-1] [176-1] FILED
UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 02/13/01]
2/13/01 177 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
to shorten time on motion for order by defendant Ahmed
Ressam [175-1] [176-1], NOTED FOR 2/16/01 motion for order
by defendant Ahmed Ressam [175-1] (cc: counsel, Judge)
FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320
Orders (mh) [Entry date 02/13/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
2/14/01 178 SUPERSEDING indictment Ahmed Ressam (1) count(s) 1ss, 2ss,
3ss, 4ss, 5ss, 6ss, 7ss, 8ss, 9ss, Abdelmajid Dahoumane (2)
count(s) 1s, 2s, 6s, 7s (mh) [Entry date 02/15/01]
2/14/01 179 ORDER CONTINUING CONDITIONS of DETENTION by Magistrate
Judge Ricardo S. Martinez as to Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 02/15/01]
2/14/01 180 ORDER DIRECTING ISSUANCE of ARREST WARRANT/NOTICE OF
REQUEST FOR DETENTION-SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT for Abdelmajid
Dahoumane by Magistrate Judge Ricardo S. Martinez (iss.);
issued 2/15/01 (mh) [Entry date 02/15/01]
2/15/01 182 MOTION to strike surplusage from indictment by defendant
Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 2/23/01, AND memorandum of law in
support of mtn (cl) [Entry date 02/20/01]
2/15/01 182 MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of motion
to strike surplusage from indictment by defendant Ahmed
Ressam [182-1] (cl) [Entry date 02/20/01]
2/15/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to strike surplusage from
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [182-1] (cl)
[Entry date 02/20/01]
2/15/01 183 MOTION to dismiss Count 1 of the second superseding
indictment and request for bill of particulars by defendant
Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 2/23/01 (cl) [Entry date 02/20/01]
2/15/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to dismiss Count 1 of the second
superseding indictment and request for bill of particulars
by defendant Ahmed Ressam [183-1] (cl) [Entry date 02/20/01]
2/15/01 184 MINUTES of STATUS CONFERENCE: JCC, Dep Clerk J. Mahnke,
AUSA Attys present:
Hamilton/Diskin,Gonzalez/Hillier/Filipovic/Oliver , CR C.
Castle. Called, counsel heard. The Court will decide the
deposition matter at a later date. (cl)
[Entry date 02/20/01]
2/16/01 181 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
2/15/01 (Re:Question of new dep in Vancouver ) CR
initials: C. Castle (jk) [Entry date 02/16/01]
2/16/01 185 Arrest Warrant returned per second superseding indictment
for Abdelmajid Dahoumane; date of indictment 2/15/01 (vk)
[Entry date 02/21/01]
2/22/01 186 MOTION to compel production of tape recordings and
transcripts, and to set a pretrial date certain for
production by defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 3/2/01 (vk)
[Entry date 02/23/01]
2/22/01 187 MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of motion
to compel production of tape recordings and transcripts,
and to set a pretrial date certain for production by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [186-1] (vk) [Entry date 02/23/01]
2/22/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to compel production of tape
recordings and transcripts, and to set a pretrial date
certain for production by defendant Ahmed Ressam [186-1] (vk)
[Entry date 02/23/01]
2/22/01 188 Supplemental NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE by defendant Ahmed Ressam
re: motion to compel production of tape recordings and
transcripts, to set a pretrial date certain for production
by defendant Ahmed Ressam [186-1] (vk) [Entry date 02/23/01]
2/22/01 189 LETTER re: compliance notice [188-1] (FILED UNDER SEAL) (vk)
[Entry date 02/23/01]
2/22/01 190 MOTION to shorten time on motion to compel production of
tape recordings and transcripts, and to set a pretrial date
certain for production by defendant Ahmed Ressam [186-1]
NOTED FOR 2/26/01 (vk) [Entry date 02/23/01]
2/22/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: granting motion to shorten time on
motion to compel production of tape recordings and
transcripts, and to set a pretrial date certain for
production by defendant Ahmed Ressam [186-1] [190-1] (vk)
[Entry date 02/23/01]
2/23/01 191 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to renewed motions to dismiss
Count 1 and for bill of particulars by defendant Ahmed
Ressam [183-1] and, motion to strike surplusage by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [182-1] (vb) [Entry date 02/26/01]
2/26/01 192 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
to shorten time to hear motion to compel production of
tape recordings and transcripts, and to set a pretrial date
certain for production by defendant Ahmed Ressam [186-1]
[190-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (vb) [Entry date 02/26/01]
2/26/01 193 Document Sealed (pursuant to Court Order); UNSEALED per
10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (vb)
[Entry date 02/26/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
2/26/01 194 DECLARATION of Frederick Humphries, II by plaintiff USA
FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320
Orders (vb) [Entry date 02/26/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
2/26/01 195 MOTION for by defendant Ahmed Ressam FILED UNDER SEAL;
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (vb)
[Entry date 02/26/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
2/26/01 196 MOTION to shorten time on motion by defendant Ahmed Ressam
[195-1] FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319
& #320 Orders (vb) [Entry date 02/26/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
2/26/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to shorten time on motion by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [195-1] [196-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (vb)
[Entry date 02/26/01] [Edit date 02/26/01]
2/26/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for by defendant Ahmed Ressam
[195-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (vb) [Entry date 02/26/01]
2/27/01 197 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour DENYING
motion to dismiss Count 1 of the second superseding
indictment and request for bill of particulars by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [183-1], DENYING motion to strike surplusage
from indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [182-1] (cc:
counsel, Judge) (rs) [Entry date 02/27/01]
2/27/01 198 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion to compel production
of tape recordings and transcripts by defendant Ahmed
Ressam [186-1] (vb) [Entry date 02/28/01]
3/5/01 199 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour FILED UNDER
SEAL re motion by defendant Ahmed Ressam FILED UNDER SEAL
[195-1] [196-1] (cc: counsel, Judge); UNSEALED per 10.26.01
docket #319 & #320 Orders (vb) [Entry date 03/05/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
3/5/01 200 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL EX PARTE, IN CAMERA MOTION for a
protective order pursuant to the classified information
procedures act and federal rule of criminal procedure by USA
as to Ahmed Ressam FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01
docket #319 & #320 Orders; RESEALED per 10.29.01 docket #323
order (vb) [Entry date 03/05/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
3/5/01 201 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL EX PARTE, IN CAMERA MEMORANDUM of law in
support of its second supplemental ex parte, in camera
motion for a protective order pursuant to the classified
information procedures act and federal rule of criminal
procedure by USA as to Ahmed Ressam FILED UNDER SEAL [200-1]
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders; RESEALED
per 10.29.01 docket #323 Order (vb) [Entry date 03/05/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
3/5/01 202 IN CAMERA, EX PARTE DECLARATION FILED IN CAMERA, EX PARTE
AND UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320
Orders; RESEALED per 10.29.01 docket #323 Order (vb)
[Entry date 03/06/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
3/5/01 -- LODGED ORDER: PROTECTIVE ORDER (FILED UNDER SEAL AND TO BE
SERVED UPON THE GOVERNMENT ONLY) (vb) [Entry date 03/06/01]
3/5/01 203 MOTION for order by defendant Ahmed Ressam OA REQ'D (filed
under seal) NOTED FOR 3/16/01; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket
#319 & #320 Orders (rs) [Entry date 03/06/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
3/5/01 204 ATTACHMENT TO motion for order by defendant Ahmed Ressam OA
REQ'D (filed under seal) [203-1]; UNSEALED per 10.26.01
docket #319 & #320 Orders (rs) [Entry date 03/06/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
3/5/01 205 MOTION to shorten time on motion for order by defendant
Ahmed Ressam OA REQ'D (filed under seal) [203-1] NOTED FOR
3/7/01 (rs) [Entry date 03/06/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
3/5/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion to shorten time on motion for
order by defendant Ahmed Ressam OA REQ'D (filed under seal)
[203-1] [205-1] (rs) [Entry date 03/06/01]
3/7/01 206 TRIAL MEMORANDUM submitted by defendant Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 03/08/01]
3/7/01 207 TRIAL BRIEF submitted by plaintiff USA (vb)
[Entry date 03/08/01]
3/8/01 208 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s): 3/1/01
(Re:FDC-SeaTac post earthquake) CR initials: J. Roth (jk)
[Entry date 03/08/01]
3/8/01 221 MINUTES of INITIAL & ARRAIGNMENT ON 2ND SS IND-DFT RESSAM:
RSM, Dep Clerk LC, AUSA Redkey, Def Counsel Hillier, CR
L Kelly, Intpr Walid Farhoud (Arabic) dft Ahmed Ressam
arraigned; PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES. Attorney present;
jury trial is set for 3/12/01 before Judge Coughenour
for Ahmed Ressam; def cnsl requests new pretrial date,
Judge Martinez will defer matter to Judge Coughenour; dft
remanded (mh) [Entry date 03/14/01]
3/9/01 209 MOTION to sever and continue trial on count 1 of
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 03/09/01]
3/9/01 210 MEMORANDUM of Authority by defendant Ahmed Ressam in
support re motion to sever and continue trial on count 1 of
indictment by defendant Ahmed Ressam [209-1] (vb)
[Entry date 03/09/01]
3/9/01 211 AFFIDAVIT of Thomas H. Hillier, II regarding motion to
sever and continue trial on count 1 of indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [209-1] (vb) [Entry date 03/09/01]
3/9/01 212 Document Sealed (pursuant to Court Order) FILED UNDER SEAL
(vb) [Entry date 03/09/01]
3/9/01 213 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour (cc:
counsel, Judge, USMO, USPO, PTS) (vb) [Entry date 03/09/01]
3/9/01 214 EX PARTE MOTION for issuance of a Second Supplemental
Letter Rogatory by USA as to Ahmed Ressam, Abdelmajid
Dahoumane NOTED FOR 3/23/01 FILED UNDER SEAL (vb)
[Entry date 03/12/01]
3/9/01 215 MEMORANDUM of Law in Support by plaintiff USA re motion for
issuance of a Second Supplemental Letter Rogatory by USA as
to Ahmed Ressam, Abdelmajid Dahoumane [214-1] FILED UNDER
SEAL (vb) [Entry date 03/12/01] [Edit date 03/12/01]
3/9/01 216 Document Sealed (pursuant to Court Order) FILED UNDER SEAL
(vb) [Entry date 03/12/01]
3/9/01 -- PROPOSED Second Supplemental Letter Rogatory re: motion
for issuance of a Second Supplemental Letter Rogatory by
USA as to Ahmed Ressam, Abdelmajid Dahoumane [214-1] (vb)
[Entry date 03/12/01]
3/9/01 -- LODGED ORDER: FILED UNDER SEAL (vb) [Entry date 03/12/01]
3/9/01 217 MINUTES of HRG. ON MOTION TO SEVER- DFT. RESSAM : JCC, Dep
Clerk J. Manke, AUSA K. Pflaumer, Def Counsel T. Hillier,
CR S. Palmerton, , Intpr F. Abou-Saki DENYING motion to
sever by defendant Ahmed Ressam [209-1] (vb)
[Entry date 03/12/01]
3/9/01 219 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s): 3/8/01
(Re:Second superseding indictment ) CR initials: L. Kelly
(jk) [Entry date 03/12/01]
3/12/01 218 DEFENDANT'S SUPPLEMENTAL TRIAL MEMORANDUM AND MOTIONS in
limine by defendant Ahmed Ressam (vb) [Entry date 03/12/01]
3/12/01 220 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s): 3/9/01
(Re:Motion for Severance ) CR initials: S. Palmerton (jk)
[Entry date 03/13/01]
3/12/01 222 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA re: trial brief [206-1] (mh)
[Entry date 03/14/01]
3/12/01 226 MINUTES of TRIAL-DAY 1-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk Debra
O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel
Landin/Oliver/Hillier/Filipovi, CR Laura Elias, Intpr
Nabila Rizk, Fawzi Halaka (Arabic) ;jury is impaneled and
sworn; jury trial is continued to 9:00 3/13/01 for Ahmed
Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/14/01] [Edit date 03/14/01]
3/12/01 227 Document Sealed (mh) [Entry date 03/14/01]
3/12/01 228 JURY PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES (mh) [Entry date 03/14/01]
3/13/01 229 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour DENYING motion to
sever and continue trial on count 1 of indictment by
defendant Ahmed Ressam [209-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (mh)
[Entry date 03/14/01] [Edit date 03/15/01]
3/13/01 230 WITNESS LIST submitted by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/15/01]
3/13/01 231 AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/15/01]
3/13/01 232 MINUTES of TRIAL-DAY 2-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk Debra
O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel
Oliver/Hillier/Filipovich, CR Beth Zacaro, Intpr Nabila
Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic), John Pincus (French) ; opening
statements; witnesses sworn and testified; exhibits
admitted; jury trial is continued to 9:00 3/14/01 for Ahmed
Ressam; Court hears and rules on dft's motions in limine re
gov's opening stmts; all jurors affirm their answers
yesterday under oath (mh) [Entry date 03/15/01]
3/13/01 239 STIPULATION re Dr. Louis-Jean Deslauriers (mh)
[Entry date 03/19/01]
3/14/01 223 Document Sealed (mh) [Entry date 03/14/01]
3/14/01 224 LETTER by plaintiff USA FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 03/14/01]
3/14/01 225 Document Sealed (mh) [Entry date 03/14/01]
3/14/01 233 JURY NOTES filed; juror #25 (mh) [Entry date 03/16/01]
3/14/01 234 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 3-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel
Oliver/Filipovich, CR Laura Elias, Intpr Nabila Rizk/Fawzi
Halaka (Arabic), Luis Rodriguez-Villa (Spanish) ;
witnesses sworn and testified; exhibits admitted; jury
trial is continued to 9:00 3/15/01 before Judge Coughenour
for Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/16/01]
3/14/01 238 PRAECIPE by Ahmed Ressam, subpoenas issued in blank (vb)
[Entry date 03/19/01]
3/15/01 235 MOTION for order FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 03/16/01]
3/15/01 236 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour FILED UNDER SEAL
(cc: counsel, Judge) (mh) [Entry date 03/16/01]
3/15/01 240 MINUTES of TRIAL-DAY 4-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk Debra
O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel
Oliver/Filipovic, CR Beth Zaccaro, Intpr Nabila Rizk/Fawzi
Halaka (Arabic) ; witnesses sworn and testified; exhibits
identified and admitted; jury trial is continued to 9:00
3/16/01 for Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/19/01]
3/16/01 237 JURY INSTRUCTIONS by defendant Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 03/16/01]
3/16/01 241 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 5-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra L. O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def
Counsel Oliver/Filipovic, CR Laura Elias, Intpr Nabila
Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic) ;witnesses sworn and testified;
exhibits admitted; jury trial will continue 9:30 3/19/01
for Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/21/01]
3/16/01 242 JURY NOTES filed (mh) [Entry date 03/21/01]
3/16/01 243 JURY NOTES filed (mh) [Entry date 03/21/01]
3/19/01 244 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour; witness
Abdelghani Meskini shall be housed at the Metropolitan
Detention Center during the pendency of the trial (cc:
AUSA, Judge) (mh) [Entry date 03/21/01]
3/19/01 245 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour; witness
Abdelhakim Tizegha shall be housed at the Metropolitan
Detention Center during the pendency of the trial (cc:
AUSA, Judge) (mh) [Entry date 03/21/01]
3/19/01 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 6-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzalwz, Def Counsel
Oliver/Filipovic, CR Laura Elias/Beth Zaccaro, Intpr
Nabila Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic), Samuel C. Chan
(Cambodian), John Pincus (French) ; witnesses sworn and
testified; exhibits admitted; jury trial will continue 9:30
3/20/01 for Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/22/01]
3/19/01 247 SECOND AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/22/01]
3/19/01 253 Document Sealed (mh) [Entry date 03/22/01]
3/19/01 254 Document Sealed (mh) [Entry date 03/22/01]
3/20/01 248 VERDICT FORM (mh) [Entry date 03/22/01]
3/20/01 249 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA re: jury instructions [237-1] (mh)
[Entry date 03/22/01]
3/20/01 250 REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/22/01]
3/20/01 251 THIRD AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/22/01]
3/21/01 252 MOTION for reconsideration of ruling re exclusion of
experts by defendant Ahmed Ressam NOTED FOR 3/23/01 (mh)
[Entry date 03/22/01]
3/21/01 255 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 7-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel
Oliver/Filipovic, CR Beth Zaccaro/Laura Elias, Intpr
Nabila Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic) ; witnesses sworn and
testified; exhibits admitted; jury trial will continue 9:30
3/21/01 for Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/23/01]
3/21/01 256 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 8-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk K.
Leigh Ray (am)/Debra L. O'Neill (pm), AUSA
Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel Oliver/Filipovic,
CR Zaccaro/Elias, Intpr Nabila Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic),
Martitia Palmer (French) ; witnesses sworn and testified;
exhibits admitted; jury trial will continue 9:30 3/22/01
for Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/23/01]
3/22/01 257 WITNESS LIST submitted by defendant Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 03/23/01]
3/22/01 258 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 9-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk K
Ray, D O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def
Counsel Oliver/Filipovic, CR Beth Zaccaro/Laura Elias,
Intpr Nabila Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic), Martitia Palmer
(French) witnesses sworn and testified; exhibits admitted;
jury trial will continue 9:30 3/23/01 for Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 03/26/01]
3/23/01 259 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 10-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel
Oliver/Filipovic, CR Beth Zaccaro/Laura Elias, Intpr
Nabila Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic), Martitia Palmer (French)
; witnesses sworn and testified; exhibits admitted; jury
trial will continue 9:30 3/26/01 for Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 03/27/01]
3/26/01 260 FOURTH AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/27/01]
3/26/01 261 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to dft's motion to compel
production of classified informaiton and for further
hearings FILED UNDER SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319
& #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 03/27/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
3/26/01 262 OBJECTION TO ADMISSIBILITY OF RECORDS by defendant Ahmed
Ressam FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 03/27/01]
3/26/01 267 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 11-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzales, Def Counsel
Oliver/Filipovic, CR Laura Elias, Intpr Nabila Rizk/Fawzi
Halaka (Arabic) ;witnesses sworn and testified; exhibits
admitted; jury trial will continue 9:30 3/27/01 for Ahmed
Ressam (mh) [Entry date 03/30/01]
3/27/01 263 STIPULATION re testimony of FBI Special Agent Ramon Garcia
(mh) [Entry date 03/28/01]
3/27/01 264 JURY NOTES filed FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 03/28/01]
3/27/01 265 ATTACHMENTS RE OBJECTION TO ADMISSIBILITY OF RECORDS by
defendant Ahmed Ressam FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 03/28/01]
3/27/01 266 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by plaintiff USA FILED UNDER SEAL;
UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 03/28/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
3/27/01 276 MINUTES of 12th DAY JURY TRIAL-Dft. Ressam : JCC, Dep Clerk
DO, AUSA A. Hamilton/F. Diskin/S. Gonzales, Def Counsel T.
Hillier/J. Oliver/M. Filipovic, CR B. Zaccaro/L. Elias,
Intpr N. Rizk/F. Halaka (Arabic) Witnesses called, sworn &
testified; Exhibits identified & admitted ; jury trial is
continued to 9:30 3/28/01 for Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 04/04/01] [Edit date 04/04/01]
3/28/01 268 FIFTH AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 03/30/01]
3/28/01 269 MOTION for order by defendant Ahmed Ressam FILED UNDER
SEAL; UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319 & #320 Orders (mh)
[Entry date 03/30/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
3/28/01 277 MINUTES of 13TH DAY JURY TRIAL - Dft. Ressam : JCC, Dep
Clerk DO, AUSA A. Hamilton/F. Diskin/S. Gonzales, Def
Counsel T. Hillier/J. Oliver/M. Filipovic, CR B. Zaccaro/L.
Elias, Intpr N. Rizk/F. Halaka (Arabic) Witnesses
called, sworn & testified; exhibits identified & admitted;
jury trial is continued to 9:30 3/29/01 for Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 04/04/01]
3/29/01 271 BRIEF CONCERNING COUNT 6 JURY INSTRUCTION filed by
defendant Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 04/03/01]
3/29/01 278 MINUTES of 14TH DAY JURY TRIAL - Dft. Ressam : JCC, Dep
Clerk KR, AUSA R. Baker/A. Hamilton/F. Diskin/S. Gonzalez,
Def Counsel T Hillier/J. Oliver/M. Filipov, CR L. Elias,
Intpr N. Rizk/F. Halaka (Arabic) witnesses called, sworn
& testified; exhibits identified & admitted; jury trial is
continued to 9:30 4/2/01 for Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 04/04/01]
3/30/01 270 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion
for order by defendant Ahmed Ressam [269-1] FILED UNDER SEAL
(cc: def counsel, Judge); UNSEALED per 10.26.01 docket #319
& #320 Orders (mh) [Entry date 03/30/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
3/30/01 272 Document Sealed re order [270-1] (mh) [Entry date 04/03/01]
3/30/01 273 Document Sealed re order [270-1] (mh) [Entry date 04/03/01]
3/30/01 274 Document Sealed (mh) [Entry date 04/03/01]
4/2/01 279 RESPONSE by defendant Ahmed Ressam to government's
proposed jury instructions [250-1] (vb)
[Entry date 04/04/01]
4/2/01 282 MINUTES of 15th DAY JURY TRIAL - DFT. RESSAM : JCC, Dep
Clerk DO, AUSA Baker/Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzalez, Def
Counsel Hillier/Oliver/Filipovic, CR Elias, , Intpr
Rizk/Halaka (Arabic) & Chang/Maniquis (French) witnesses
called, sworn & testified; exhibits identified & admitted;
jury trial is continued to 9:00 4/3/01 for Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 275 Document Sealed (mh) [Entry date 04/03/01]
4/3/01 280 SUPPLEMENTAL PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS with CITATIONS by
defendant Ahmed Ressam (vb) [Entry date 04/04/01]
4/3/01 281 MEMORANDUM by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of
admissibility of evidence regarding airline reservation (vb)
[Entry date 04/04/01]
4/3/01 283 MINUTES of 16th DAY JURY TRIAL - DFT. RESSAM : JCC, Dep
Clerk DO, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzalez, Def Counsel
Hillier/Oliver/Filipovic, CR Zaccaro/Elias, , Intpr
Rizk/Halaka (Arabic) & Maniquis (French) Witnesses called,
sworn & testified; exhibits identified & admitted; Motion
for judgment of acquittal counts 1,5,7,9: denied as to
counts 1,5,9, submitted as to count 7; jury trial is
continued to 9:00 4/4/01 for Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 284 MOTION for memorandum of law in support of dft.'s motion
for judgment of acquittal on count 1 by defendant Ahmed
Ressam (vb) [Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 -- LODGED ORDER: granting motion for judgment of acquittal as
to on count 1 by defendant Ahmed Ressam [284-1] (vb)
[Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 285 MOTION and memorandum of law in support of dft.'s motion
for judgment of acquittal on count 5 by defendant Ahmed
Ressam (vb) [Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 -- LODGED ORDER: granting dft.'s motion for judgment of
acquittal on count 5 by defendant Ahmed Ressam [285-1] (vb)
[Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 286 MOTION for judgment of acquittal as to Count 7 by
defendant Ahmed Ressam (vb) [Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 287 MEMORANDUM of law by defendant Ahmed Ressam in support of
motion for judgment of acquittal as to Count 7 by defendant
Ahmed Ressam [286-1] (vb) [Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 -- LODGED ORDER: granting motion for judgment of acquittal as
to Count 7 by defendant Ahmed Ressam [286-1] (vb)
[Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 288 MOTION for judgment of acquittal as to count 9 by
defendant Ahmed Ressam (vb) [Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 -- LODGED ORDER: granting motion for judgment of acquittal as
to count 9 by defendant Ahmed Ressam [288-1] (vb)
[Entry date 04/05/01]
4/3/01 291 TRANSCRIPT FILED Pre-Trial Hearing 10/23/00 Montreal,
Quebec, CANADA CR: Nancy Robinson FILED IN EXPANDO (mh)
[Entry date 04/13/01] [Edit date 04/13/01]
4/3/01 292 TRANSCRIPT FILED Pre-Trial Hrg 10/24/00 Montreal, Quebec,
CANADA CR: Nancy Robinson FILED IN EXPANDO (mh)
[Entry date 04/13/01] [Edit date 04/13/01]
4/3/01 293 TRANSCRIPT FILED Pre-Trial Hrg 10/25/00 Montreal, Quebec,
CANADA CR: Nancy Robinson FILED IN EXPANDO (mh)
[Entry date 04/13/01] [Edit date 04/13/01]
4/3/01 294 TRANSCRIPT FILED Pre-Trial Hrg 10/26/00 Montreal, Quebec,
CANADA CR: Nancy Robinson FILED IN EXPANDO (mh)
[Entry date 04/13/01] [Edit date 04/13/01]
4/3/01 295 PROCEEDINGS AT COMMISSION INQUIRY in the Supreme Court of
British Columbia-held 7/19/00 re ex parte application for an
order to obtain evidence in Canada FILED IN EXPANDO (mh)
[Entry date 04/16/01] [Edit date 04/16/01]
4/3/01 296 PROCEEDINGS AT COMMISSION INQUIRY in the Supreme Court of
British Columbia-held 7/20/00 in Vancouver re ex parte
application for an order to obtain evidence in Canada FILED
IN EXPANDO (mh) [Entry date 04/16/01]
[Edit date 04/16/01]
4/4/01 289 EXHIBIT LIST by defendant Ahmed Ressam (vb)
[Entry date 04/05/01]
4/4/01 290 REDACTED TRANSCRIPT of Video Deposition of Kamal Dahoumane
Taken 10-25-00 & Played to the Jury During Trial in Los
Angeles, CA on 4-3-1 (vb) [Entry date 04/05/01]
4/5/01 297 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 18-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin/Gonzalez, Def Counsel
Hillier/Oliver/Filipovic, CR Zaccaro/Elias, Intpr Nabila
Rizk/Fawzi Halaka (Arabic) ; closing arguments, jury
retires to deliberate; deliberations will continue 9:00
4/6/01 for Ahmed Ressam (mh) [Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 298 MINUTES of JURY TRIAL-DAY 19-DFT RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk
Debra O'Neill, AUSA Hamilton/Diskin, Def Counsel
Oliver/Filipovic, CR Laura Elias, Intpr Nabila Rizk/Fawzi
Halaka (Arabic) ; dft found GUILTY on counts 1-9;
sentencing hearing is set for 9:00 6/28/01 for Ahmed
Ressam (mh) [Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 299 JURY INSTRUCTIONS (mh) [Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 300 JURY PANEL SEATING CHART FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 301 EXHIBIT LIST AND WITNESS LIST by defendant Ahmed Ressam (mh)
[Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 302 WITNESS LIST submitted by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 303 THIRD AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 304 LIST OF EXHIBITS IN EVIDENCE by plaintiff USA (mh)
[Entry date 04/20/01]
4/6/01 305 JURY NOTES filed; the jury has reached a unanimous verdict
(mh) [Entry date 04/20/01]
5/15/01 306 WITHDRAWAL by defendant Ahmed Ressam of motion to dismiss
count 7 of the indictment (rs) [Entry date 05/17/01]
6/18/01 307 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour sentencing
hearing continued to 9:00 7/25/01 for Ahmed Ressam (cc:
counsel, Judge) (vk) [Entry date 06/22/01]
7/5/01 308 NOTICE OF HEARING: sentencing hearing continued to 9:00
9/20/01 for Ahmed Ressam (cc: Judge, all counsel) (dk)
[Entry date 07/06/01]
7/6/01 309 EX PARTE MOTION for order by USA FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 07/06/01]
7/6/01 310 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff USA in support of motion for order
by USA [309-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 07/06/01]
7/6/01 -- LODGED ORDER: re: motion for order by USA [309-1] FILED
UNDER SEAL (mh) [Entry date 07/06/01]
7/6/01 -- PROPOSED DOCUMENT Filed Under Seal (mh)
[Entry date 07/13/01]
7/10/01 311 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour re motion
[309-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (cc: AUSA, Judge) (mh)
[Entry date 07/10/01]
7/11/01 312 Document Sealed re motion for order by USA [309-1] (mh)
[Entry date 07/12/01]
7/13/01 313 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour re motion for
order by USA [309-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (mh)
[Entry date 07/13/01]
9/7/01 314 NOTICE OF HEARING: ; sentencing hearing is continued to
9:00 2/14/02 for Ahmed Ressam (cc: Judge, all counsel,
USMO, USPO) (vb) [Entry date 09/10/01]
10/17/01 315 LETTER by Interested Party Seattle Times The requesting
status of sealed records (vk) [Entry date 10/18/01]
10/18/01 316 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour hearing
set for 9:30 10/26/01 re Seattle Times' request to unseal
records (cc: counsel, Judge, JM) (vk) [Entry date 10/18/01]
10/25/01 317 RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to the Seattle Times' request to
unseal records re: letter [315-1] (vb) [Entry date 10/26/01]
10/26/01 318 MINUTES of HEARING ON REQUEST TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS-DFT.
RESSAM : JCC, Dep Clerk JM, AUSA Diskin/Gonzalez/Hamilton,
Def Counsel Hillier/Earl-Hubbard, CR Caroline Castle, the
Court will prepare a written order directing that certain
documents be unsealed. Further in-camera submissions are
to be filed regarding remaining documents (vb)
[Entry date 10/26/01]
10/26/01 319 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour unsealing documents
(cc: counsel, Judge) (vb) [Entry date 10/26/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
10/26/01 320 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour resealing document
#102 (cc: counsel, Judge) (vb) [Entry date 10/26/01]
[Edit date 10/29/01]
10/26/01 -- LODGED ORDER: unsealing records (vb) [Entry date 10/26/01]
10/26/01 -- LODGED ORDER: unsealing records (vb) [Entry date 10/26/01]
10/26/01 321 LETTER from defense counsel (vb) [Entry date 10/26/01]
10/26/01 322 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to the Seattle
Times' request to unseal records re: letter [315-1] EX
PARTE - FILED UNDER SEAL (vb) [Entry date 10/29/01]
10/26/01 325 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to Seattle
Times Request to Unseal Documents re: letter [315-1] (vb)
[Entry date 10/30/01]
10/26/01 327 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings for the following date(s):
10/26/01 (Re: Oral Decision to unseal certain documents) CR
initials: C. Castle (sa) [Entry date 11/05/01]
10/29/01 323 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour resealing documents:
docket numbers 200, 201, 202 (cc: counsel, Judge) (vb)
[Entry date 10/29/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
10/29/01 324 MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour unsealing
documents with redactions: docket numbers 52, 58, 100, 101,
102, 171 and 174 (cc: counsel, Judge) (vb)
[Entry date 10/29/01] [Edit date 10/29/01]
11/2/01 326 EX PARTE, In Camera MEMORANDUM of law by plaintiff USA in
opposition to the request by the Seattle Times to unseal
CIPA-Related materials submitted by the U.S. in the Ressam
case re: letter [315-1] FILED UNDER SEAL (vb)
[Entry date 11/02/01]
11/6/01 328 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour that the seven
documents (Dkt. Nos. 52, 58, 100, 101, 102, 171 and 174)
submitted by the United States in its Supplemental Response
(Dkt. No. 322) shall remain available to the public only as
redacted by the United States (cc: counsel, Judge) (vb)
[Entry date 11/06/01]
11/27/01 329 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour FILED UNDER SEAL
(mh) [Entry date 11/27/01]
11/29/01 330 ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour (cc: counsel,
Judge) (vb) [Entry date 11/30/01]