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Unites States v. Gilberto Lara-Ruiz, a.k.a. "Hill", Et al - ECF filings in case 09-00121-CR-W-DGK - Case assigned to district Judge Greg Kays - referred to Magistrate Judge John Maughmer
Current trial date: April 26, 2010
Defense Counsel Restricted Area -
Document 1 - The indictment. PDF - 9 Apr
09
An Indictment is merely an accusation and no evidence of guilt. The United
States must prove and establish by credible admissible evidence that the acts charged by the grand jury
in the indictment are true beyond a reasonable doubt. The grand jury, a secret deliberative
body under the control of the prosecutor, is not required and does not make such
a finding -- it only brings charges based to large extent on summary hearsay evidence presented by the prosecutor.
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Note on plea agreements: Current policy in the Western District of Missouri is to file a separate non-public addendum with the court in cases where a defendant is a cooperating individual eligible for a possible rule 35 and/or 5K1.1 departure of the sentence. The plea agreement on file with PACER viewable here usually does not indicate one way or the other whether such an agreement is in place and may not therefore represent the full scope of the agreement between the government and the defendant in any particular case.
Significant Public Pleadings and Orders Filed in the Case Listed by Document Docket Number
doc1.pdf Indictment
documents 2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10,
11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21,
22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
and 29 are routine consisting of writs at pros, orders granting ad pros writs,
financial affidavits and orders appointing counsel in the case for indigent
defendants. If there is no hyperlink, that means there is no document on
file under this number. See current docket for
explanation.
| doc30.pdf | Initial appearance for Kala Rose |
| doc31 | No doc on file - financial affidavit by Rose |
| doc32 | No doc on file - arrest warrant returned on Rose |
| doc33.pdf | Entry of Appearance for Osgood and Nadolski for Rose |
| doc34.pdf | Motion for continuance filed by Rose 4/20/09 |
| doc35.pdf | ►Initial appearance for John Benny |
| doc36 | No doc on file - financial affidavit for Benny |
| doc37.pdf | ►Ron Hall appointed as counsel for Benny |
| doc38.pdf | Motion for continuance filed by atty Phill gibson for Bruce Bish |
| doc39.pdf | Motion to detain Charles W. Corbitt filed by US Atty |
| doc40.pdf | Motion to continue detention hearing on Corbitt |
| doc41.pdf | Motion to detain Nathan McKee |
| doc42.pdf | Motion to continue detention hearing on McKee |
| doc43.pdf | ►First appearance on Corbitt & McKee - CJA counsel appointed for both |
| doc44.pdf | Financial affidavit of Whitson Corbitt -- docket entry only |
| doc45.pdf | Financial affidavit of Michael McKee - docket entry only |
| doc46.pdf | ►Order appointing counsel James Brown for Charles Whitson |
| doc47.pdf | ►Order appointing counsel Melanie Morgan for Nathan McKee |
| doc48.pdf | ►Notice of hearing on Dustin Benny - arraignment re-set for 4/28/09 |
| doc49.pdf | Motion to continue trial filed by atty Dodge for Cody Gardner |
| doc50.pdf | ►Notice hearing 4/29/09 at 13:30 as to Gutierrez, Bish, Heastan, Rose, Blacketer, & Gardner. |
| doc51.pdf | ►Clerk minute Order - arraignment on Dustin Benny |
| doc52.pdf | ►Minute Order - initial appearance on Sneedon before Larsen |
| doc53 | Docket entry only - no document - affidavit of financial statuts on Sneddon |
| doc54.pdf | ►Order appointing counsel John Gromowsky for Ernest Sneddon |
| doc55.pdf | ►Scheduling and Trial Order issued 5/1/2009 on Rose and others |
| doc56.pdf | Motion by US for detention hearing filed 5/3/09 on Danny Hughes |
| doc57.pdf | Motion by US for continuance of Hughes detention hearing 5/3/09 |
| doc58.pdf | Motion on 5/6/09 to detain Danny Hughes |
| doc59.pdf | ►Minute order on initial appearance on Danny Hughes on 5/4/09 |
| doc60.pdf | Financial affidavit on Hughes |
| doc61.pdf | ►Order appointing Joshua Matthews at attorney for Danny Hughes |
| doc62.pdf | ►Order authorizing temporary transfer of custody on Hughes to US Marshal |
| doc63.pdf | ►Minute Order - Initial appearance for Gilberto "Hill" Lara-Ruiz |
| doc64.pdf | Lara-Ruiz affidavit of financial status |
| doc65.pdf | ►Minute Order - arraignment - Danny Hughes on 5/8/09 |
| doc66.pdf | ►Minute Order - arraignment - Ernest "Mouse" Sneedon 5/7/09 |
| doc67.pdf | Motion for continuance for Dustin Benny by atty Hall |
| doc68.pdf | ►Scheduling conference set for 5/13/09 for Corbitt, Benny, & McKee |
| doc69.pdf | ►Scheduling Order for Corbitt, Benny and McKee & trial continuance granted. |
| doc70.pdf | ►Order granting detention hearing on Charles Corbitt for 5/18/2009 |
| doc71.pdf | Motion for continuance filed by Gilberto "Hill" Lara-Ruiz |
| doc72.pdf | ►Minute Order as to arraignment on Lara-Ruiz on 14 May 09. |
| doc73.pdf | ►Magistrate Order denying detention (see doc39) of Corbitt - bond set at 50K |
| doc74.pdf | Motion to continue trail setting by Ernest Sneddon |
| doc75.pdf | ►Scheduling and trial Order on Lara-Ruiz, Ernest Sneedon & Danny Hughes |
| doc76.pdf | ►Notice of Hearing on Danny Hughes - scheduling conference set for 5/28/09 |
| doc77.pdf | ►Superseding Scheduling & Trial Order at to Danny Hughes |
| doc78.pdf | Unsecured appearance bond on Charles W. Corbitt for $15,000 co-signed by Caw family |
| doc79.pdf | ►Order setting conditions of release for Charles W. Corbitt by Maugmer |
| docs80-84 | arrest warrants as to Dustin Benny, Gilberto Lara-Ruiz, Ernest Sneddon, & Danny Hughes |
| doc85.pdf | Motion by atty Partee for funding to translate discovery into Spanish for defendant Lara-Ruiz |
| doc86.pdf | ►Order granting Partee motion doc85 for interpreter |
| doc87.pdf | Gov Motion to continue detention hearing on Nathan McKee |
| doc88.pdf | Gov Motion to detain Nathan McKee |
| doc89.pdf | Motion to continue detention hearing on Nathan McKee by atty Morgan 9/30/09 |
| doc90.pdf | ►Order granting doc89 motion to continue by McKee - set for 10/6/09 at 1:30 |
| doc91.pdf | ►Notice of detention hearing on McKee set for 10/6/09 at 1:30 |
| doc92.pdf | ►Order continuing detention hearing on McKee- setting for 10/6/09 at 1:30 |
| doc93.pdf | Motion by Nathan McKee to continue trial setting - 10-6-09 |
| doc94.pdf | Clerk Minutes on detention on Nathan McKee 10/6/09 |
| doc95.pdf | ►Order granting trial continuance to January 11, 2010 |
| doc96.pdf | ►Order retuning McKee to state custody for parole proceedings dated 10/15/09 |
| doc97.pdf | ►Order appointing Ron Partee as CJA counsel for Lara_Ruiz |
| doc98.pdf | NOTE: There is no document #98 entry on the official docket |
| doc99.pdf | unsecured appearance bond on Michael McKee for $20.000 |
| doc100.pdf | ►Order setting conditions of release on McKee |
| doc101.pdf | Motion by atty Matthews to withdraw as attorney for danny Hughes - 11/17/09 |
| doc102.pdf | ►Hearing on atty Matthew's motion to withdraw set for 11/20/09 at 2:30 p.m. |
| doc103.pdf | ►change of plea set for Leatha Gutierrez for 1/6/10 at 10:00 a.m. canceled see 120 |
| doc104.pdf | ►change of plea set for Steve Blacketer for 1/6/10 at 11:00 a.m. |
| doc105.pdf | ►change of plea set for Shawn Gardner for 1/6/10 at 09:00 a.m. |
| doc106.pdf | Minute order on attorney hearing for Danny Hughes - counsel allowed to withdraw |
| doc107.pdf | ►Order appointing Al White as attorney for Danny Ray Hughes |
| doc108.pdf | Motion to surrender bond with suggestions on Nathan McKee 11/25/09 |
| doc109.pdf | Government motion for writ at Pros for Nathan McKee filed 12/02/09 |
| doc110.pdf | ►Order for witness ad pros for McKee filed 12/04/09 |
| doc111.pdf | ►Order for McKee to surrender his appearance bond because of state custody |
| doc112.pdf | ►Order setting pretrial conference for Monday, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. |
| doc113.pdf | ►change of plea set for Harold Sneedon on 1/5/2010 at 11:00 |
| doc114.pdf | Entry of appearance by J. Angles for Belinda Heastan |
| doc115.pdf | ►Notice of change of plea for Dustin Benny set for 1/5/2010 at 10:00 |
| doc116.pdf | ►Order relieving CJA attorney McCambridge for Heastan |
| doc117.pdf | Motion for continuance of trail filed by Chris Angles for Belinda Heastan on 12/18/09 |
| doc118.pdf | ►Clerk's minutes from pretrial conference held on 12/21/09 before Maughmer, Magistrate |
| doc119.pdf | ►Order granting continuance of trial - now set for 4/26/2010 by order of Maughmer |
| doc120.pdf | ►Notice of Change of plea hearing for Leatha Mae Gutierrez, set for 2/11/2010 before Kays |
| doc121.pdf | ►Cancellation of hearing for change of plea on Ernest Sneddon that was for 1/5/2010 see doc113 |
| doc122.pdf | ►Notice of change of plea hearing for Steven L. Blacketer set for 3/10/2010 before Kays |
| doc123.pdf | ►Criminal minute sheet reflecting plea proceedings for Dustin J. Benny on 1/5/10 |
| doc124.pdf | ►Notice of Change of plea hearing for Cody Shawn Gardner set for 1/19/10 at 10:00 a.m. |
| doc125.pdf | Plea agreement for Dustin John Benny draft date is 7/21/09 - filed 01/06/10 |
| doc126.pdf | ►Order continuing the trial date for non-pleading defendants to 04/26/2010 |
| doc127.pdf | ►Notice of hearing for Harold Sneddon - change of plea set for 1/28/2010 at 02:00 p.m. |
| doc128.pdf | Motion by Bruce Bish to file pretrial motions out of time |
| doc129.pdf | ►Minute entry on change of plea of Cody S. Gardner on 1/19/2010 |
| doc130.pdf | Plea agreement for Cody S. Gardner |
| doc131.pdf | Motion to allow contact visits by attorney with Nathan McKee |
| doc132.pdf | ►Order granting contact visits by attorney with Nathan McKee |
| doc133.pdf | ►Minute entry on change of plea by Sneddon |
| doc134.pdf | Plea agreement on Ernest Sneedon filed 2/3/10 |
| doc135.pdf | Motion by Ron Partee to withdraw as counsel for Lara-Ruiz because of conflict 2/5/10 |
| doc136.pdf | ►Notice of hearing for Gutierrez - change of plea set for 3/16/2010 at 11:00 a.m. |
| doc137.pdf | ►Notice of hearing for Bish - change of plea set for 3/16/2010 at 10:00 a.m. |
| doc138.pdf | ►Notice of modification of plea hearing date for blacketer - now set 4/13/2010 at 10:00 a.m. |
| doc139.pdf | Motion to withdraw at counsel for Danny Hughes by atty White with attachment #1 |
| doc140.pdf | ►Notice of hearing at to Danny Ray Hughes to take up motion to withdraw by White |
| doc141.pdf | ►Minute Order granting White's motion to withdraw as counsel for Hughes |
| doc142.pdf | ►Order of 3/4/10 appointing Jacquelyn E. Rokusek as counsel for Lara-Ruiz before magistrate |
| doc143.pdf | ►Order of 3/4/10 granting Ron Partee's motion to withdraw as counsel for Lara-Ruiz - Rokuske is new counsel |
| doc144.pdf | ►Order of 3/3/10 granting White's motion to withdraw - John Jenab appointed as new counsel. |
| doc145.pdf | Entry of Appearance by Jacquelyn E. Rokusek for Lara-Ruiz |
| doc146.pdf | ►Notice of Cancellation of Plea setting for Guiierrez |
Attorney Contact List - All area codes are 816 unless otherwise noted. Numbers outside the KC metro calling area also contain an area code as do Kansas calls, local and long distance.
United States, Plaintiff, AUSA Bruce Rhoades; 426-3122, bruce.rhoades@usdoj.gov
Yellow highlight
indicates that plea has been entered
Purple highlight
indicates that a plea has been set but not entered yet
| No | Defendant | Attorney | Phone | Email Address |
|
1 |
Gilberto Lara-Ruiz |
Jacquelyn Rokusek |
(913) 948-9311 |
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|
2 |
Leatha Gutierrez |
Tonry R. Miller |
221-6446 |
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|
3 |
Bruce A. Bish |
Phillip Gibson |
252-5050 |
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4 |
Belinda Heastan |
Chris Angles |
471 5777 |
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|
5 |
Charles Corbitt |
James (Jim) Brown |
842-6411 |
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6 |
Kala Rose |
John Osgood |
525-8200 |
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|
7 |
Steven Blacketer |
Chris Brennan |
913) 269-5062 |
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8 |
Ernest Sneddon |
John Gromowsky |
842-1130 |
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|
9 |
Dustin Benny |
Ronald Hall |
(913) 648-1999 |
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10 |
Danny Hughes |
John Jenab |
(913) 390-5023 |
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11 |
Coddy Gardner |
Cynthia M. Dodge |
246-9200 |
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12 |
Nathan McKee |
Melanie S. Morgan |
(913) 829-6336 |
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