United States Of America v. One Ezonics Ezcam Model P35U1 USB Webcam et al

Filing 128

MOTION by Claimant Charles Burt for judgment (Beal, John)

United States Of America v. One Ezonics Ezcam Model P35U1 USB Webcam et al

Doc. 128

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ONE EZONICS EZCAM MODEL P35U1 USB WEBCAM, BEARING SERIAL NUMBER 91810U001323 et al; Defendants, CHARLES BURT, Claimant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 07 C 3759

Judge John W. Darrah

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT NOW COMES the claimant Charles Burt, by his attorney John M. Beal, and moves for judgment at the close of all the evidence pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a). A reasonable jury could not find a sufficient evidentiary basis for entering verdict for the plaintiff United States on any of its claims. More particularly, there is insufficient evidentiary support for a reasonable jury to find for the United States on the property identified in the complaint as Seized Media Storage Devices, et al. and Seized Images and Photo Albums, and identified in the verdict form as "Miscellaneous photos, negatives, slides, video tapes and other storage media," and which were introduced in the trial as Government Exhibit 21. There was insufficient evidence in the record that all of these items were used to commit or promote the commission of claimant

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Charles Burt's offenses. Respectfully submitted,

__S/ John M. Beal_______ Attorney for Defendant John M. Beal Attorney at Law 53 W. Jackson Blvd., #1615 Chicago, IL 60604 [phone]