USA v. Andrew Auernheimer

Filing 12

ECF FILER: UNOPPOSED Motion filed by Appellant Andrew Auernheimer for Extension of Time to file Brief & Appendix until/for 56 days up to and including 7/1/13. Certificate of Service dated 04/23/2013. (TBE)

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
No.13-1816
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff- Appellee,
v.

APPELLANT’S
 UNOPPOSED

MOTION
 FOR
 EXTENSION

OF
 BRIEFING
 SCHEDULE

ANDREW AUERNHEIMER,
Defendant- Appellant.

Appellant
 Andrew
 Auernheimer,
 by
 and
 through
 his
 undersigned
 counsel,

hereby
 moves
 this
 Honorable
 Court
 to
 grant
 a
 fifty-­‐six
 (56)
 day
 extension
 of
 time
 to

file
 his
 Brief
 and
 Joint
 Appendix,
 up
 to
 and
 including
 July
 1,
 2013.

 In
 support
 of
 this

motion
 Appellant
 states
 as
 follows:

1.

Appellant’s
 Brief
 and
 Joint
 Appendix
 are
 currently
 due
 on
 or
 before

May
 6,
 2013.

2.

On
 November
 20,
 2012,
 a
 jury
 sitting
 in
 the
 Federal
 District
 Court
 for

the
 District
 of
 New
 Jersey
 found
 Appellant
 guilty
 of
 one
 count
 of

conspiracy
 under
 18
 U.S.C.
 §
 371
 to
 gain
 unauthorized
 access
 to
 a

protected
 computer
 in
 violation
 of
 the
 Computer
 Fraud
 and
 Abuse
 Act

(the
 “CFAA”),
 18
 U.S.C.
 §
 1030(a)(2)(c),
 and
 one
 count
 of
 knowing

transfer,
 possession,
 or
 use
 of
 a
 means
 of
 identification
 in
 connection

with
 a
 violation
 of
 federal
 law
 in
 violation
 of
 18
 U.S.C.
 §
 1028(a)(7).

3.

On
 March
 18,
 2013,
 the
 Honorable
 Susan
 D.
 Wigenton
 sentenced

Appellant
 to
 41
 months
 on
 each
 count,
 to
 run
 concurrently,
 as
 well
 as

three
 years
 of
 supervised
 release
 with
 special
 terms,
 and
 ordered
 him

to
 pay
 restitution
 in
 the
 amount
 of
 $73,167.00.

4.

On
 March
 21,
 2013,
 a
 timely
 Notice
 of
 Appeal
 was
 filed.

5.

This
 appeal
 raises
 complex
 issues
 of
 constitutional
 and
 statutory

interpretation
 in
 relation
 to
 the
 CFAA
 that
 are
 matters
 of
 first

impression
 in
 the
 Third
 Circuit.

 These
 issues
 are
 of
 great
 public

concern,
 as
 evidenced
 by
 the
 considerable
 media
 attention
 this
 case

has
 received.

 The
 extension
 will
 provide
 sufficient
 time
 to
 ensure
 that

Appellant’s
 Brief
 is
 thorough.

6.

Appellant
 is
 currently
 being
 held
 at
 the
 United
 States
 Penitentiary-­‐
Canaan,
 in
 Waymart,
 Pennsylvania.

 He
 is
 hundreds
 of
 miles
 away

from
 any
 of
 his
 counsel.

 Because
 Appellant’s
 phone
 and
 email

privileges
 are
 currently
 suspended,
 counsel
 faces
 significant
 delays
 in

communicating
 with
 Appellant
 about
 his
 appeal.

 The
 requested

extension
 should
 allow
 for
 sufficient
 time
 to
 allow
 for
 proper

communication
 between
 Appellant
 and
 his
 counsel.

7.

Because
 the
 Appellant
 is
 presently
 incarcerated,
 Appellee
 would
 not

be
 prejudiced
 by
 the
 granting
 of
 the
 requested
 relief
 and
 does
 not

oppose
 the
 requested
 extension.

8.

Undersigned
 counsel
 is
 representing
 Appellant
 along
 with
 pro
 bono

co-­‐counsel
 who
 have
 pre-­‐existing
 litigation,
 transactional,
 and

academic
 deadlines
 that
 conflict
 with
 the
 current
 briefing
 schedule.

9.

Appellant
 has
 made
 no
 prior
 requests
 for
 an
 extension.

10.

The
 Appellee
 consents
 to
 this
 motion.

Accordingly,
 for
 the
 reasons
 stated
 above,
 Appellant
 respectfully
 requests
 a

fifty-­‐six
 (56)
 day
 extension
 to
 file
 the
 opening
 Brief
 and
 Joint
 Appendix,
 up
 to
 and

including
 July
 1,
 2013.

Respectfully
 submitted,

/s/
 Tor
 Ekeland

Tor
 Ekeland

Tor
 Ekeland
 P.C.

155
 Water
 Street

Brooklyn,
 NY
 11201

718
 285
 9343

718
 504
 5417
 fax

[e-mail]

CERTIFICATE
 OF
 SERVICE

I
 certify
 that
 on
 April
 23,
 2013,
 the
 foregoing
 documents
 were
 filed
 with
 the

CM/ECF
 system.

 The
 following
 counsel
 of
 record
 are
 registered
 filing
 users
 and
 will

be
 served
 electronically
 by
 the
 CM/ECF
 Notice
 of
 Docket
 Activity,
 pursuant
 to
 Local

Appellate
 Rule
 Misc.
 113.4(a).

Mark
 E.
 Coyne,
 Esq.

Office
 of
 the
 United
 States
 Attorney

970
 Broad
 Street

Room
 700

Newark,
 NJ
 07102

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 Fakhoury,
 Esq.

Marcia
 C.
 Hoffman,
 Esq.

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 Foundation

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 Street

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 Francisco,
 CA
 94109

/s/
 Tor
 Ekeland

Tor
 Ekeland

Tor
 Ekeland
 P.C.

155
 Water
 Street

Brooklyn,
 NY
 11201

718
 285
 9343

718
 504
 5417
 fax

[e-mail]