3 7 13 0204 2025 ex parte mtn for extension of time to file opening brief needs exhibits

8/22/2019 3 7 13 0204 2025 Ex Parte Mtn for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief NEEDS EXHIBITS

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Zach CoughlinNV Bar No: 9473 (temporarily suspended, see 6337, 6!"3"#$47$ %& 9th 't&eno, NV "9)$*el and +a: 949 667 74!

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Zach Coughlin, /ppellant

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'tate o; Neada espondent

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C$n ?ehal;& ue to the ;act that the transcript ordered to

?e prepared ?y this Court@s $A9A$3 2rder is not yet prepared, through no ;ault o;

Coughlin@s& Coughlin reuests that the deadline ;or the ;iling o; his 2pening Brie; ?e

etended out 6! day ;rom the current deadline, or 3! days ;rom the receipt ?y Couglhin o;

the transcript upon it ?eing prepared ?y 'unshine itigation 'erices, and >here such

preparation shall included all o; the ;ollo>ing, ;or >hich 'unshine itigation 'erices

shall ?e compensated ;or so preparing, at pu?lic epense, and >here the C >ill need to

proide to Coughlin directly all /V' recordings o; any hearing or trial date in C!$$hich it has yet to proide directly to Coughlin, including any sealed portions o;

such matters, including the ;ollo>ing *rial dates:

)A7A$ (including the sealed portion thereo;#, 7A$6A$, "A9A$ (including the sealed

portion thereo;#, 9A)A$ (including the sealed portion thereo;#, $$A$9A$, and $$A!A$&

+urther, the entirety o; the "A7A$ 1earing >herein Coughlin oluntarily accepted the

plea ?argain o;;ered ?y the 'tate should ?e transcri?ed and the sealed portions thereo;

proided to Coughlin&

POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

Coughlin here?y respect;ully sees (a;ter maing ?est e;;orts to timely o?tain a

stipulation to such ;rom opposing counsel# an etension o; time ;or ;iling my opening

?rie; in C$

done yet& +urther, 0 am not an e;iler in the C, / oung is, as such, an un;air

adantage has ?een a;;orded him >here he has receied electronic notices regarding ;iling

in C$ith respect to the spate o; recent ;ilings ?y the

C, including the 'upplementals o; 4A$6A$3 and the 4A6A$3 D*ranscriptsD (0 do not

?eliee it is appropriate to see to ?urden me, my ;amily, and my career >ith a 'C

$$$(6# coniction, a real one, i; the County or C cannot manage to comply >ith the

$A9A$3 2rder ;or .reparation o; *ranscripts at .u?lic %pense and actually produce

legitimate, certi;ied ?y a CC, transcripts, >ith actual certi;ications s>orn to therein&

*he sealed transcripts that the C re;uses to release are integral to a num?er o;

appeala?le issues in this matter:

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2rder o; hearing during insanity motions

8hen an attorney maes a motion ;or determination as to >hether or not a criminal

de;endant is insane, a =arsden =otion must ?e heard ?e;ore the insanity hearing, no>n

as a section $36" hearing& .eople & 'tane>itE held that although criminal proceedings

must ?e halted during a hearing ;or competency, a =arsden =otion is not a criminal

proceeding and must ?e heard ;irst& D1earing a =arsden motion during a competency

hearing does not reinstate criminal proceedings against the de;endant&DF$!G +rom .eople &

'tane>itE&DF$$G ith the case against the de;endant ?e;ore it

determines his competence in a section $36" hearing, it may and indeed must promptly

consider a motion ;or su?stitution o; counsel >hen the right to e;;ectie assistance H>ould

?e su?stantially impaired@ i; his reuest >ere ignored&

/ court re;using a =arsden =otion prior to a $36" hearing is a Iudicial error according to

.eople & 'olorEano,

*he $A9A$3 2% J/N*0NJ 0N +2=/ ./5.%0' ?y udge %lliott in

C$aier, at least to that

criminal prosecution, and, as such, should etend to all other criminal matters >herein

Coughlin is an /ppellant or party ?e;ore epartment $!& Coughlin here?y see an 2rder

maing that more clear to the %;le sta;; and /ssistant Cler o; Corut 8ise& +urther,

Coughlin reuests some compensation at pu?lic epense ;or sel; representing, and or some

assignment o; coith =rs& 1o>den o; epartment $!, and so directed 'unshine itigation

to undertae the preparation o; such transcripts, >hich it has ?een doing and remains

doing, ?ut the progress thereo; has ?een slo>ed ?y the C re;using to release the sealed

portions o; such transcripts, >hich is particularly pro?lematic since the sealed portions

inoling matters a?solutely essential to the appeal o; this case (ine;;ectie assistance o;

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counsel, =ardsen =otion, competency issues, iolations o; N' $7"&4!) stay, 'tane>itE

considerations, etc& /dditionally, the C, despite an 0+. ?eing long on ;ile in the matter

in $$ re;using to release to Couglin the A4A$3 and A)A$3 hearing in $$here are o; essentail importance is a is appeala?le issues in ?oth C$Cler@s hae taen to typing out such re;usals to proided such, leaing them unsigned and

unattri?uted#&

Coughlin here?y demonstrates that his motion ;or leae to ;ile an oersiEed ?rie;

demonstrate that the compleity o; the issues on appeal Iusti;y the reuest& 'tate & 8est,

$76 /riE& 43, "6 .&d $9 ($993# (oerruled on other grounds ?y, 'tate & odrigueE,

$9 /riE& )", 96$ .&d $!!6 ($99"## (death penalty case#& ) +ed& & 'er& 3d )74 (9th

Cir& !!#& +leming & County o; Kane, 'tate o; 0ll&, ")) +&d 496, $ +ed& & 'er& 3d

364 (7th Cir& $9""#&

*he issues in the instant appeal are uite comple, and een the incomplete uasiith >hich to commence and maintain the action& .ursuant to

Neada 'upreme Court@s 2rder /K* No&41, a person >ill ?e deemed indigent >ho isuna?le, >ithout su?stantial hardship to himsel; or his dependents, to o?tain competent

uali;ied legal counsel on his o>n& *he Court ;inds that pursuant to N' $7$&$"",

de;endant has insu;;icient assets andAor 0ncome to proceed a?sent a grant o; ;orma

pauperis status& /ccordingly, this =otion is granted& N28, *1%% +2%, 0* 0'

1%%B 2%% that pursuant to N' $7$&$"" de;endant is granted leae to proceed

in ;orma pauperis& 0* 0' +5*1% 2%% that the Court allo> de;endant to ?ring

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such action >ithout costs and ;ile or issue any necessary >rit, process, pleading or paper

>ithout

charge, >ith the eception o; Iury ;ees& 0* 0' +5*1% 2%% that the 'heri;; or

any other appropriate o;;icer >ithin the state mae personal serice o; any necessary >rit,

process, pleading or paper >ithout charge ;or de;endant& 0* 0' +0N/ 2%% thatthe preparation o; the transcript ?e proided at the pu?lic@s epense& /*% this day o;

anuary !$3&

0@ll trade the uasiay to get the deal 0 accepted on "A7A$ in court that disposed o; all three prosecutions($$hile 0 >as seated net to 8C. eslie&&&he has onnumerous occasions re;used to accept my ;ilings ;or incredi?ly du?ious reasons(presenting si minutes prior to ) pm, 0 do not ?eliee, entitles a Baili;; to unilaterally alterthe terms o; the $A!A$ D/dministratie 2rder !$hat some might ie> asan encroachment upon your eecutie ;unction ?y the Iudiciary in C!$3here N' $7)&)$) or $"9&!$! deadlines are ;alling&+urther, 0 don@t ?eliee it is appropriate ;or such Baili;; to ?e eorting me, sarcastically, toDtae your medicationD, or to shoe his ;orearm in my midsection in the /' cu?icle insome attempted to more authoritatiely iolate the courthouse sanctuary ruleAimmunitya;;orded to litigants and attorney@s ;rom serice >hile attending court, >here attempting tosere a 'BN *.2 that is inordinately suspect, especially >hen ie>ed in conIunction >ith/ 8atts


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/dditionally, the etremely close temporal connection ?et>een Couglhin@s A$A$3email to the 8C/@s 2;;ice and the N' $7$&$36 iolating >arrantless arrest a;ter 7 pmin Coughlin@s o>n home ?y the epartment o; /lternatie 'entencing, is trou?ling&

Coughlin appealed the 3A$$A$3 2rder in C!$3

(+urther, the A$A$3 arrest >as not, contrary to a su?seuent assertion, ?ased upon some;ailure to get a mental health ealuation done, and there >as no actie >arrant incident toany such allegation at the time o; the A$A$3 arrest#&

8hether the Ddistur?ancesD in the C Criminal iision +iling 2;;ice o;;ered as a?asis ;or depriing Coughlin, >ith no notice or opportunity to ?e heard, o; his li?erty rightto access the ;iling o;;ice >as connected to some allegations inoling the same CBaili;; re;erenced a?oe purporting to sere Coughlin the a 2rder or *.2, is unclear, asthe C ;ailed to comply >ith N' &!3!(#@s reuirement that any such conduct notoccurring in the Dimmediate ie> and presence o; the courtD ?e set out in an a;;idait&

+urther, some glo?al resolution >ould certainly resole some o; the issues relatedto the alternate court appointed la>yer, Bruce indsay@s representations to Coughlin thatall three criminal prosecutions (the pro?ation iolation in $$ere not su;;icient to support such an application& 2ne,eslie is the one >hom signed the eri;ication on page " o; the mandatory ;orm& 'uch isnot allo>a?le under N' 33&7! >here eslie, necessarily, is one o; those the orders seeto protect& 0t must ?e one@s employer, >hich means (to >hateer etent the 8C. is anDindependent contractor, not>ithstanding# 8ashoe County >ould ?e reuired to ;ile suchapplication, >hich means the 8C/@s 2;;ice >as reuired to ;ile such& 0tsunderstanda?le, gien the con;lict analysis sure to ensue, >hy 8C/ / 8attseer, >here such *.2 application in )99 sees an order o; protection as to(the caption listing D8ashoe CountyD, rather than the 8C., not>ithstanding# an entity(>hich is not actually permissi?le under N' 33&)!&& the DemployerD o; said entity isnot as listed in the application, D8ashoe County .u?lic e;ender@s 2;;iceD, ?ut rather, the8C.@s 2;;ice@s DemployerD is D8ashoe CountyD&

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/dditionally, the ;ailure o; 8C. eslie to accurately ans>er the uestions o;.age 4 o; 6 in that $A$"A$ *.2 /pplication are trou?ling, particularly >here eslie andthe 8C. >here a?solutely a>are (made so in >riting, as >as the 8C/@s 2;;ice# o;ichard J& 1ill, %s&@s *.2 against Coughlin on $A$A$ in C.$rong;ul eiction in C$

*hat uestion reads: D1ae there ?een any other court actions or any other relationship

?et>een the employer and the /derse .artyLD eslie@s ans>er is completely misleading

and unaccepta?le >here the DemployerD (see the caption listing D8ashoe CountyD rather

than D8ashoe County .u?lic e;enderD# is D8ashoe CountyD, >hich has, ?een inoled in

a erirty o; other Dcourt actionsD inoling the D/derse .artyD, >ell ?eyond eslie@smisleading indication o;: D/ttorneyith Coughlin@s Dla>;ully issuedD su?poenas

in NJ$

Dclient@s ;ileD is >oe;ully inadeuate, etc&D

8C. eslie@s DeclarationD on page 6 o; 6 o; that $A$"A$ *.2 /pplication is ;urther

demonstratie o; his o>n pro;essional misconduct >here he purports to ?e Dthe employerD

o; D8ashoe CountyD or the DauthoriEed agentD, especially >here N' 33&7! prohi?its the

person seeing the 8orplace 1arassment order o; protection ;rom ;iling ;or such on his

o>n ?ehal;& /dd to this the ;act that the Iurisdictional prereuisite o; a security ?ond >as

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not posted (the docet is prima ;acie eidence o; ;act, there >as no >aier thereo;, such is

statutorily (per the /2C# at a minimum $!! (and the A"A$3 arrest ?y . etectie

tru?ide and su?seuent negligent in incorrect oercharging o; a N' !!&)9$ D'talingD

*.2 ()99 is a di;;erent ?reed, the D8orplace 1arassmentD ariety, >ith a iolation

thereo; inoling a DmisdemeanorD under N' $93, as clearly indicated in ?old on page $o; such $A$"A$ 2rder, maing the ;act that tru?id@s >i;e, ody, and another tru?ide

>or ;or %C2==A9$$ ispatch particularly trou?ling considering the ?ene;it inuring to

the 'tate@s prosecution in C$

arrested on A"A$3 (the . came out to Coughlin@s home o;;ice, and trespassed into the

?ac yard >ith their guns dro>n, pointing such as Coughlin@s head ;rom ;our ;eet a>ay

prior to issuing een a single command or >arning# >here the trial in !6)63! >as set to

continue, and perhaps conclude on A)A$3 (>ait, that >as made more disorienting ?y the

suspicious A$A$3 /' summary >arrantless pro?ation iolation arrest incident to the

du?ious allegation that the C Baili;;@s >aiting Iust long enough, on $A3A$3 ?e;ore

DescortingD Coughlin to the /' chec

detail# that hae order the 2lympi 'ecurity personnel to announce to Couglin an DorderD

that he must >ait ;or an DescortD een >here enturing to areas not under the Deculsie

controlD o; either the =C or C, and as such, not >ithin the purie> o; either o; the

D/dministratie 2rdersD entered in those courts >ith respect to Coughlin&

*hen there is >itness . Nic uralde@s >i;e, essica uralde also ?eing an %C2==

dispatcher&&&%C2== ispatcher odi tru?ide@s hus?and . etectie tur?ide

ordering Coughlin@s arrest on A"A$3 on the een o; the A$A$3 trial date in C!$arrantless pro?ation iolation arrest a;ter 7 pm o; A$A$3 (around $ hours a;ter

Coughlin@s email to the 8C/@s 2;;ice#, and again ?et>een A"A$3 and A9A$3&&&then

Coughlin ?eing sentenced summarily to ) days incarceration on A$3A$3 ?y ;ormer

8C/@s 2;;ice prosecutor no> C udge Cli;ton in $

late to court (oddly, indsay ?eing t>enty minutes late to court on 3A$$A$3 did not result in

his incarceration in $$here the Carrangedto hae, >ho else,

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Bruce indsay purport to proide Coughlin some representationat the summary criminal

contempt hearing on A$3A$3 ;or >hich Coughlin >as proided no notice o;, no

consultation >ith indsay ?e;ore hand, etc& etc&&

+urther, the *.2 /pplication in )99 ;ails to Dincorporate ?y re;erenceD the D'ummaryD(>hich is unsigned, and argua?ly not een attri?uted# in D%hi?it $D (especially >here

+orm 4here the %hi?it eslie did

attach ;ails to contain any o; the reuired language therein speci;ically asserting that such

matters attested therein are Dto ?e incorporated ?y re;erenceD into the 6 page D+orm B


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Rule,-.,,Case assign$ent.OO%ach criminal action shall ?e randomly assigned to a

department o; the court and shall remain in such department until ;inal disposition o; the

action, unless:

(a#Othe action is ?rought against a de;endant >ho is the su?Iect o; another pending orprior action in this court, in >hich case the action shall ?e assigned to the department o;the most recent other action or (?#Oas other>ise ordered ?y the chie; Iudge consistent >ith a plan o; court>ide casemanagementComment:OO*o the etent possi?le, cases inoling a de;endant >ho is the su?Iect o;another case in this district shall ?e assigned to the department o; the other case&2ther>ise, cases shall ?e randomly assigned&

CV$$as a prior acting Pin this courtQ, meaning epartement 4 >as Pthe most

recentQ, and gien not contrary order >as eer made ?y the chie; Iudge (com?ined >ith

the con;lict inherent to udge %lliott sitting on C//8@s %ecutie Board and presiding

oer CV$$

C uleO$!&OOContinuances&

(a#O*he timing o; proceedings as directed ?y the court at the initial appearance shall

not ?e enlarged ecept upon a sho>ing o; good cause&

(?#O'tipulations or reuests ;or the continuance o; any proceeding shall ?e in >riting,

signed ?y counsel and the de;endant, and su?mitted to the court as soon as practica?le ?ut

in no eent later than 4:!! p&m& on the Iudicial day immediately preceding the eent& *he

court may >aie the signature o; the de;endant proided counsel certi;ies he or she has

o?tained the consent o; the de;endant to the continuance&

Comment:OOContinuances o; any criminal proceeding are not ;aored, ?ut, i; reuested,

shall ?e presented to the court under the terms o; this rule

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/ =arsden motion is the only means ?y >hich a criminal de;endant can ;ire a courtith a Iudge in a Cali;ornia state court&F$G 0t is

?ased on a de;endant@s claim that the attorney is proiding ine;;ectie assistance or has a

con;lict >ith the de;endant& *he name comes ;rom the case .eople & =arsden& /

de;endant is reuired to no> to mae a challenge o; ine;;ectie assistance o; counsel, and

mae one, or the claim o; ine;;ectie assistance o; counsel or the issue cannot ?e raised on

appeal& *here is no reuirement to noti;y a de;endant o; such a reuirement& / criminal

de;endant cannot simply ;ire a courthether or not to appoint ne> counsel on reuest o; the de;endant& / =arsden motion is a

uniue means ?y >hich a criminal de;endant can communicate >ith the court& 'ince a

criminal de;endant is represented ?y counsel, he or she cannot other>ise communicate

>ith the court ecept through his or her counsel& 'ince that counsel@s competency or a?ility

to >or >ith the de;endant is ?eing challenged, the attorney cannot at the same time

de;end against and represent the de;endant@s claims o; incompetency or con;lict& 'o the

Cali;ornia courts allo> a de;endant represented ?y courtith the trial Iudge in the contet o; a =arsden motion, and only in such a

contet& / =arsden motion is a ;ormal reuest made ?y a criminal de;endant to the court&

*he court hears arguments on the motion ;rom the de;endant and the attorney, >ithout the

presence o; the prosecutor& *he ?asis ;or maing the motion may ?e inadeuate or

incompetent assistance o; counsel, legal malpractice, or ?ecause there is a con;lict ?et>een

attorney and client that su?stantially inter;eres >ith the attorney representing the client&

*he de;endant must esta?lish either that the representation has ?een inadeuate, or that a

con;lict maes it liely that it >ill ?e inadeuate&FGF3G 0n the case o; a denial o; the

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motion, the standard o; reie> is a?use o; discretion& Contents FhideG $ %ssential

%lements $&$ Con;lict ?et>een client and attorney $& 0nadeuacy o; representation

=arsden case 3 /ssociated cases 3&$ ight to Counsel 3& 0ncompetent assistance o;

counsel 3&3 Con;lict >ith attorney 4 .rocedure o; hearing =arsden =otion 4&$ .resence o;

prosecutor 4& 1o> a criminal de;endant can ;ile a =arsden =otion 4&3 2rder o; hearing

during insanity motions 4&4 .resentation o; eidence 4&4&$ 8itnesses 4&4& ocument

su?poenas 4&) .aper trail ) e;erences FeditG%ssential %lements FeditGCon;lict ?et>een

client and attorney *he language o; the =arsden decision contains the su;;icient criterion

that attorney and de;endant are Dem?roiled in such an irreconcila?le con;lict that

ine;;ectie representation@ is liely to result&DF4G FeditG0nadeuacy o; representation

FeditG=arsden case 0n $96", e;endant =ichael ohn =arsden >as charged and conicted

o; crimes in Cali;ornia& =arsden appealed the coniction& *he only stated ?asis o; the

appeal >as that he >as denied his constitutional right to counsel ?ecause o; his counsel

>as ine;;ectie& /t trial, =arsden complained that his attorney >as not adeuately

representing him ?e;ore his trial& =arsden ased the court to appoint another attorney& *he

Iudge re;used to listen to the speci;ic eamples =arsden tried to tell the Iudge& =arsden

>as conicted& =arsden appealed& *he appeals court ;ound that the Iudge must consider

speci;ic eamples o; inadeuate representation ?e;ore deciding >hether or not to appoint a

ne> attorney ;or a criminal de;endant& =arsden reuested that his attorney ?e remoed

?e;ore his trial& =arsden told the trial Iudge that he >as receiing inadeuate

representation ;rom the attorney& =arsden o;;ered to gie the court speci;ic eamples& *he

court >ould not let =arsden gie the speci;ic eamples& *he court denied the motion to

hae =arsdenRs attorney remoed& 0n his appeal, =arsden contended that this denial

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>ithout giing him an opportunity to list speci;ic eamples o; inadeuate representation

depried him o; a ;air trial& 0n its opinion, the appellate court cited the case o; Jideon &

8ainright as esta?lishing that criminal de;endants >ho cannot a;;ord counsel are entitled

under the constitution to hae the court appoint an attorney to ?e paid ;or ?y the

goernment&F)G 0t held that this did not gie a de;endant the right to hire and ;ire attorneys

?eyond this appointment, and le;t it >ith the trial court to esta?lish >hether or not there is

adeuate assistance& 0n other >ords, the court has discretion as to >hether to remoe an

attorney, not the de;endant& 1o>eer, the appellate court ;ound that in =arsdenRs case, the

trial court could not hae properly eercised its discretion >ithout allo>ing =arsden to

speci;y instances o; inadeuate representation& *he court ;ound that critical in;ormation

a?out the adeuacy o; representation may not ?e in the court records ?ecause o; that

inadeuacy, so a de;endant must hae a right to speci;y them, and they must ?e inuired

into ?y the court& FeditG/ssociated cases =arsden =otion appeals hae cited associated

cases releant to application o; the =arsden decision& FeditGight to Counsel 0n Jideon &

8ainright, it >as determined that a criminal de;endant >ho cannot a;;ord an attorney is

entitled to hae a court appoint an attorney, and the goernment must pay ;or the attorney&

Jedeon >as one o; the ?ases ;or the =arsden decision& FeditG0ncompetent assistance o;

counsel FeditGCon;lict >ith attorney 0n 'chell & 8ite, 0t >as ;ound that ;orcing a

criminal de;endant to go to trial >ith an irreconcila?le con;lict >ith his or her attorney

>ould deprie them o; the e;;ectie assistance o; counsel&F6GF7G %en >hen counsel is

;ound to ?e competent, it has ?een ;ound that a con;lict ?et>een counsel and de;endant

that cannot ?e resoled >ould create a situation >here the de;endant is ?eing denied the

right to counsel& 0n aniels V& 8ood;ord, it >as ;ound that >hen a court re;uses to appoint

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ne> counsel a;ter a de;endant has completely lost trust in their attorney, that de;endant is

there?y e;;ectiely there?y constructiely denied any counsel >hatsoeer, D%en i; trial

counsel is competent, a serious ?reado>n in communications can result in an inadeuate

de;ense&D F"GF9G FeditG.rocedure o; hearing =arsden =otion FeditG.resence o; prosecutor

/ prosecutor may not ?e present during a court hearing on a =arsden =otion& FeditG1o> a

criminal de;endant can ;ile a =arsden =otion Because a criminal de;endant ;iling a

=arsden =otion is represented ?y counsel, he or she cannot directly communicate >ith

the court& FeditG2rder o; hearing during insanity motions 8hen an attorney maes a

motion ;or determination as to >hether or not a criminal de;endant is insane, a =arsden

=otion must ?e heard ?e;ore the insanity hearing, no>n as a section $36" hearing&

.eople & 'tane>itE held that although criminal proceedings must ?e halted during a

hearing ;or competency, a =arsden =otion is not a criminal proceeding and must ?e heard

;irst& D1earing a =arsden motion during a competency hearing does not reinstate criminal

proceedings against the de;endant&DF$!G +rom .eople & 'tane>itE&DF$$G < D(8#hile the

trial court may not proceed >ith the case against the de;endant ?e;ore it determines his

competence in a section $36" hearing, it may and indeed must promptly consider a motion

;or su?stitution o; counsel >hen the right to e;;ectie assistance H>ould ?e su?stantially

impaired@ i; his reuest >ere ignored& / court re;using a =arsden =otion prior to a $36"

hearing is a Iudicial error according to .eople & 'olorEano, ho>eer, a su?seuent appeal

court decision in .eople & Joea did not consider such error to ?e preIudicial, and did not

reerse a coniction, ;inding that Dthere >as no preIudicial =arsden errorD&F$G

FeditG.resentation o; eidence / de;endant may present eidence in support o; his or her

=arsden =otion& FeditG8itnesses FeditGocument su?poenas FeditG.aper trail e;endants

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maing =arsden =otions are o;ten adised ?y adocates to create a clear paper trail& *his

is ?ecause the court o;ten gies more credi?ility to attorneys than to criminal de;endants,

and a success;ul =arsden =otion automatically triggersFcitation neededG a state Bar

inestigtion& /ram ames, a ;ormer pu?lic de;ender and >atchdog o; a?uses ?y the pu?lic

de;ender, >ho teaches de;endants and their ;amilies ho> to ;ile a =arsden =otion,

emphasises creation o; a paper trail as essential to the success o; the motion prior to trial,

or to ?asing an appeal on the denial o; the motion& FeditGe;erences S P&&& a =arsden

motion, >hich is the o;;icial >ay to ;ire an attorney& /lthough a Iudge can deny the

motion, and chances are he >ould, this >ould in e;;ect, allo> Karim to address the court

and get o;tus@ alleged comment on record&Q, *ales +rom / *rial, aI ayade, 'an ose

=etro, $

8ain>right ($963# 37 5&'& 33), 9 &%d&d 799, "3 '&Ct& 79, 93 /&&&d 733 S .eople

o; the 'tate o; Cali;ornia Vs& Brandon /rnae *aylor, Case No& '!6)&6, No& Cali;ornia

'uperior Court T'C$$$3"$), /ppelantRs eply Brie; as secondary source on 'chell &

8ite and and Bro>n & Craen, p&7 S 'chell & 8ite (9th Cir& !!!# $" +&3d $!$7,

$!), uoting Bro>n & Craen (9th Cir& $97!# 44 +&d $$66, $$7!& S .eople o; the 'tate

o; Cali;ornia Vs& Brandon /rnae *aylor, Case No& '!6)&6, No& Cali;ornia 'uperior

Court T'C$$$3"$), /ppelantRs eply Brie; as secondary source on aniels V&

8ood;ord, p&7 S aniels , 8ood;ord (9th Cir& !!)# 4"& +d $$"$,$$9", citing 5nited

'tates & Nguyen (9th Cir& !!$# 6 +&3d 99", $!!3


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0''5%', Chapter $, 0ncompetent to 'tand *rial (0'*# Commitment,

F>>>&disa?ilityrightsca&orgApu?sA)!77!$U!ChU!$&rt;G S .eople & 'tane>itE ($99!#

)$ Cal&3d 7, "" F7! Cal&ptr& "$7, 793 .&d 3G S *he .%2.%, .lainti;; and

espondent, & ay onnie J2V%/, e;endant and /ppellant, No& B!)7$), une ,

!!9, F$G

C uleO$3&OOContinuances&

$&OONo continuance o; a trial in a ciil or criminal case shall ?e granted ecept ;or

good cause& / motion or stipulation ;or continuance shall state the reason there;or and

>hether or not any preious reuest ;or continuance had ?een either sought or granted&

*he motion or stipulation must certi;y that the party or parties hae ?een adised that a

motion or stipulation ;or continuance is to ?e su?mitted in their ?ehal; and must state any

o?Iection the parties may hae thereto&

&OO0; a continuance o; any trial is granted, the parties must appear in the indiidual

court department >ithin ) days and reset the case, unless the court >aies this

reuirement& +ailure to ;ollo> this rule may result in the court setting the trial date&

8C uleO$7&OO% parte orders&

$&OONo proposed e parte order, ecept an order to allo> an indigent to ;ile acomplaint >ithout payment o; ;ees, shall ?e presented to a Iudge ;or signing ?e;ore thecase has ?een ;iled >ith the ;iling o;;ice, gien a case num?er, and assigned to adepartment& &OO.roposed e parte orders, orders ?ased upon >ritten stipulation o; counsel, andorders in uncontested matters shall ?e presented only to the Iudge o; the department in>hich the case is pending, unless such Iudge designates another Iudge to consider theorder& 0; there is no designation, and the Iudge o; the department in >hich the case ispending is not in the courthouse during regular Iudicial hours, a proposed e parte ordermay ?e presented to a Iudge on the same ;loor or to the chie; Iudge&

C uleO$"&OO C uleO$9($# reuires a setting that $!@s =rs& 1o>den indicated >ould ?e stayed&

udge %lliott@s )A7A$3 2rder Jranting %tenstion o; *ime, read:

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P2% J/N*0NJ %*%N'02N 2+ *0=% /N '*0K0NJ %+%N/N*@'

=2*02N' .resently ?e;ore the Court are numerous =otions ;iled ?y e;endant Z/C1

C25J10N (De;endant@@#& No 2pposition has ?een ;iled& *he motions ho>eer, do not

;ollo> the rules and the arguments are illegi?le& ocal ule $!($# states that all papers

must ?e type>ritten or prepared ?y some other duplicating process that >ill produce clear

and permanent copies eually legi?le to printing& +urther,Rule 10(1)states that the ;ont

siEe shall not ?e more than $ points& A e;endant is in clear iolation o; this rule, as his

hand>ritten motions cannot ?e read& +urther, the motion e;endant typed maes little

sense and many o; the same arguments are repeated throughout the document&

/ccordingly, the Court must strie the motions on ;ile herein that hae ?een su?mitted to

the Court& 1o>eer, this Court is giing e;endant an etension o; sity (6!# days ;rom

the date o; this 2rder to ;ile an 2pening Brie; due to the ustice Court@s ;ailure to proide

the den indicated such issues >ould ?e stayed pending the change oer to udge 'attler

taing the ?ench&

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=otions to etend the time ;or ;iling ?rie;s are care;ully scrutiniEedF+N$G and

typically >ill ?e granted ?y the court only upon a sho>ing o; good cause&F+NG PJood

causeQ reuires that the moant aer something more than the normal, or een the

reasona?ly anticipated ?ut a?normal, icissitudes inherent in the practice o; la>&F+N3G *he

consent o; opposing counsel to etend the time ;or ;iling ?rie;s does not play a decisie

role in the court@s treatment o; such a motion&F+N4G / motion ;or etension o; time should

?e ;iled ?e;ore the ?rie; is due&F+N)G %cessie reuests ;or etensions may result in

sanctions&F+N6G *he appellate rule proisions relating to additional time a;ter serice ?y

mail usually apply to the ;iling o; ?rie;s&F+N7G F+N$G 5&'& & aimondi, 76! +&d 46! (d

Cir& $9")#& F+NG +ed& & /pp& .& 6(?#& F+N3G Norelle & City o; 1o?art, $993 2K C0V

/.. $3), "6 .&d " (Ct& /pp& i& $ $993#& F+N4G 5&'& & aimondi, 76! +&d 46! (d

Cir& $9")# Bar?er & /merican 'ec& Ban, "4$ +&d $$)9 (&C& Cir& $9""#& /s to the

conseuences o; an appellant@s or an appellee@s ;ailure to ;ile a timely ?rie;, see WW )36 to

)3"& F+N)G +ric & VeaEey, $$6 N&=& 46, "6$ .&d "7 (Ct& /pp& $993#& F+N6G Bro>n

& Bro>n, ")4 .&d 73 (/lasa $993#& F+N7G Bro>ning & 8alters, 6! N&%&d " (0nd&

Ct& /pp& $st ist& $993#& / motion to dismiss ;or late ;iling o; a ?rie; >as denied, a;ter the

?rie; had ?een timely ;iled ?y mail and the postal cler inadertently ;ailed to postmar

the enelope& /ndre>s & City o; =acon, $9$ Ja& /pp& 74), 3" '&%&d 739 ($9"9#&W )36&

+ailure o; appellant to ;ile or timely ;ile ?rie; 8est@s Key Num?er igest 8est@s Key

Num?er igest, /ppeal and %rror 769&$ to 773()# 8est@s Key Num?er igest, Criminal

a> $$3!(4# 8est@s Key Num?er igest, +ederal Courts 7$6 *rial 'trategy

Considering /ppeals, 6$ /m& ur& *rials $, W 64 +orms /m& ur& .leading and .ractice

+orms, /ppeal and %rror W 7)$ (=otionX*o a;;irm Iudgment ;or ;ailure to ;ile proper

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?rie;XJeneral ;orm# /m& ur& .leading and .ractice +orms, /ppeal and %rror W 773

(/;;idait in support o; motion to dismiss appeal ;or ;ailure to ;ile ?rie;# /m& ur& .leading

and .ractice +orms, /ppeal and %rror W 776 (2rderXismissing appealXJeneral ;orm#

+ederal .rocedural +orms W 3:34) (=otionX*o dismiss appeal ;or ;ailure o; appellant to

;ile ?rie;# 0; an appellant ;ails to ;ile the ?rie; >ithin the time proided ?y the appellate

rules or >ithin the time as etended, the appellant may moe that the appeal ?e dismissed&

F+N$G *hus, upon the appellant@s unecused ;ailure to ;ile a ?rie; >ithin the time ;ied ?y

the rule o; court and >ithout an etension o; time, the appeal may ?e dismissed or the

Iudgment a;;irmed&F+NG 8hen the appellant ;ails to timely ;ile the ?rie;, the court also

may treat the appeal as a?andoned,F+N3G strie the ?rie;,F+N4G impose costs,F+N)G or

sanction the attorney&F +N6G 0n determining the appropriate sanction ;or the late ;iling,

courts >ill ealuate >hether the appellee has ?een preIudiced&F+N7G 5nless the appellate

court rules reuire dismissal o; the appeal ;or ;ailure to ;ile a ?rie; >ithin the speci;ied

time period, the late ;iling o; an appellant@s ?rie; does not al>ays result in dismissal,F+N"G

particularly i; it appears that such a party is attempting to prosecute the appeal diligently&

F+N9G *he result may also ?e di;;erent ;or an appeal ?rought ?y a pro se or indigent party&

F+N$!G 8hile some courts may dismiss an appeal >hen a pro se appellant ;ails to ;ile an

appellate ?rie;,F+N$$G others may reie> the record ;or ;undamental error in such

circumstances&F+N$G / pro se prisoner@s appeal may also ?e disposed o; ?y summary

decision, rather than ?y dismissal o; the appeal, >hen the prisoner ;ails to ;ile a ?rie;&

F+N$3G .ractice *ip: ismissal o; an appeal ;or ;ailure to ;ile a timely ?rie; is >ithout

preIudice to a motion to reinstate made ?y the appellant@s counsel& *he motion esta?lishes

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sanction to ?e directed against the attorney personally&F+N$4G C5=5/*0V%

'5..%=%N* Cases: Chapter 7 trustee@s disregard ;or district court@s orders regarding

;iling o; appellate ?rie;s ;or trustee@s appeals ;rom dismissal o; her adersary proceedings

against municipality and ;or rules goerning ;iling o; appellate ?rie;s ecessiely delayed

proceedings ?e;ore district court and >as inecusa?le, >arranting eercise o; court@s

discretion to dismiss appeals ;or ;ailure to prosecute and to comply >ith court orders&

=aon %ngineering & =unicipality o; /i?onito, 397 B&& 63 (&.&& !!"#& F%N 2+

'5..%=%N*G F+N$G +ed& & /pp& .& 3$(c#& F+NG Jreens?oro um?er Co& & +&%&&C&,

") +&d )$" (&C& Cir& $9"7# 'tate & 'proul, )44 /&d 743 (=e& $9""#& /s to the

timeliness o; ;iling ?rie;s and etensions o; time, see WW )3, )33& F+N3G City o; /l?ia &

'tephens, 46$ N&8&d 36 (0o>a $99!# 'tate & 'utherland, ")9 '&8&d "!$ (=o& Ct&

/pp& %&& $993#& F+N4G Norelle & City o; 1o?art, $993 2K C0V /.. $3), "6 .&d "

(Ct& /pp& i& $ $993#& F+N)G Blount & 'tate Ban Y *rust Co&, 4) +&d 66 (4th Cir&

$97!#& F+N6G =atute & .rocoast Na& td&, 9" +&d 67, $" +ed& & 'er& 3d $)$! (3d

Cir& $99$# (oerruled on other grounds ?y, Neely & Clu? =ed =anagement 'erices, 0nc&,

63 +&3d $66 (3d Cir& $99)##& F+N7G Camoscio & 'mith, 6 =ass& /pp& Ct& 9, ))

N&%&d 4$ ($9""# 'mith & =errill ynch .ierce +enner Y 'mith, $)) =ich& /pp& 3!,

399 N&8&d 4"$ ($9"6#& F+N"G King & a?orers 0ntern& 5nion o; North /merica, 5nion

ocal No& "$", 443 +&d 73 (6th Cir& $97$# 'tate & aperche, 6$7 /&d $37$ (&0& $99#

(>here the court considered the heay >orload o; the appellate diision o; the attorney

general@s o;;ice# 8ade & 'tate, 3$ '&8&3d 73 (*e& /pp& 1ouston $st ist& !!!#,

petition ;or discretionary reie> re;used, (+e?& ", !!$#& F+N9G King & a?orers 0ntern&

5nion o; North /merica, 5nion ocal No& "$", 443 +&d 73 (6th Cir& $97$#& F+N$!G

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King & a?orers 0ntern& 5nion o; North /merica, 5nion ocal No& "$", 443 +&d 73

(6th Cir& $97$#& F+N$$G Coo & 'tate, 63! 'o& d 49 (/la& Crim& /pp& $993#& F+N$G W

)$)& F+N$3G Baer & 5&'&, 494 +&d )!" ()th Cir& $974#& F+N$4G 'totler and Co& & /?le,

"37 +&d $4), $! +ed& & 'er& 3d ))7 (7th Cir& $9""#& W )3"& +ailure o; appellee to ;ile

or timely ;ile ?rie;X0n criminal case 8est@s Key Num?er igest 8est@s Key Num?er

igest, Criminal a> $$3!(4# 8est@s Key Num?er igest, +ederal Courts 7$6 /&&&

i?rary Conseuences o; prosecution@s ;ailure to ;ile timely ?rie; in appeal ?y accused, 7

/&&&4th $3 *rial 'trategy Considering /ppeals, 6$ /m& ur& *rials $, W 64 0;, >hen a

de;endant appeals ;rom a criminal coniction, the prosecutor ;ails to ;ile a timely

appellee@s ?rie;, the ;ailure to timely ;ile the appellee@s ?rie; may ?e treated as grounds ;or

the pro ;orma reersal o; the coniction that >as appealed&F+N$G *he state@s ;ailure to ;ile

a response ?rie; upon a de;endant@s appeal may ?e considered a con;ession o; errorF+NG

or an indication that the state has elected not to prosecute a criminal charge&F+N3G 0; the

prosecutor ;ails to ;ile an appellee@s ?rie;, the statement o; ;acts contained in the

de;endant@s ?rie; may ?e deemed to hae ?een admitted&F+N4G *he court can accept the

appellant@s statement o; ;acts and issues as correct and reerse the Iudgment i; the

appellant@s ?rie; reasona?ly appears to sustain such action&F+N)G *he court also has the

option to assess costs ;or ;ailure to ;ile an appellee ?rie;&F+N6G Jross noncompliance >ith

the rules o; court, such as the state@s unecused ;ailure to respond to the de;endant@s

opening appeal ?rie;, may ?e su;;icient cause ;or the entry o; a de;ault decree, disciplinary

action against o;;ending counsel, or other proper relie; under the circumstances&F+N7G 0n

determining the appropriate sanction ;or the appellee@s ;ailure to ;ile a timely ?rie;, courts

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some appellate courts, the ;ailure o; an appellee to ;ile a responsie ?rie; may not properly

?e considered a con;ession o; su?stantie error,F+N9G and else>here an automatic reersal

may not ?e an appropriate sanction under the applica?le state rule o; appellate procedhen the prosecution does not ;ile a ?rie; on appeal,

the de;endant may preail ?y maing a prima ;acie sho>ing o; reersi?le error, although

this relaed standard does not allo> the appellate court to >eigh eidence or to assess

>itness credi?ility >hen the coniction is challenged as unsupported ?y su;;icient

eidence the court must still ie> the eidence in the light most ;aora?le to the

prosecution, and reersal is >arranted only i; the error is demonstrated in the record and

?y the de;endant@s ?rie;&F+N$$G F+N$G 'tate & +iles, $"3 Conn& )"6, 44$ /&d 7, 7

/&&&4th !" ($9"$# 'pears & 'tate, 6$ N&%&d 366 (0nd& Ct& /pp& 4th ist& $993#&

F+NG ias & 'tate, 9) Ne& 7$!, 6!$ .&d 7!6 ($979#& F+N3G Com& & .aasche, 39$ =ass&

$", 4)9 N&%&d $3 ($9"4#& F+N4G =ont;ord & 'tate, $64 Ja& /pp& 67, 9" '&%&d 3$9

($9"# 'tate & Jrimes, $7 2hio /pp& 3d 7$, 477 N&%&d $$9 ($th ist& Clermont

County $9"4#& F+N)G 'tate & =iddleton, ") 2hio /pp& 3d 4!3, 6$9 N&%&d $$$3 (4th

ist& Vinton County $993#& F+N6G 'tate & =orrissey, 9) N&8&d 3!) (N&& $9"!#&

F+N7G 'mith & 'tate, 36$ /&d 37 (el& $976#& F+N"G 'mith & 'tate, 36$ /&d 37 (el&

$976# ias & 'tate, 9) Ne& 7$!, 6!$ .&d 7!6 ($979# 'tate & =orrissey, 9) N&8&d

3!) (N&& $9"!#& F+N9G .eople & 'mith, 439 =ich& 9)4, 4"! N&8&d 9!" ($99#& F+N$!G

'tate & Justa;son, 7" N&8&d 3)" (N&& $979#& F+N$$G 8oods & 'tate, )7) N&%&d

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*he undersigned does here?y a;;irm that the preceding document does not contain the

social security num?er o; any person&

DEC2ARATION

*he assertions herein are made, pursuant to N' )3&!4) under penalty o; perIury that the

assertions made herein are true and correct to the ?est o; my no>ledge and that /ppellant

has a good ;aith, good cause ?asis ;or seeing this etension and that it is not interposed

;or purposes o; delay&

ated this =arch 7th, !$3,

AsA Zach Coughlin, signed electronically

Zach Coughlin

/ppellant&

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CERTIICATE O SER3ICE4

0, Zach Coughlin, on this date, emailed the % .arte =otion and ;aed it to 8C// oung@s ;a num?er as then listed at >>>&n?ar&organd deposited a true andcorrect copy thereo; in the 5' mail address to:

Z/C1/ N& 25NJ, %'M&

8ashoe County / 2;;ice

/ddress: $ 'outh 'ierra

.&2& Bo 3!!"3

eno, NV "9)!

.hone Num?er: 77)


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