IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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STANDING ORDER REGARDING )
RESPONSES TO DEFENSE )
MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES )
BEFORE JUDGE ANDREWS )
STANDING ORDER
WHEREAS, the practice at arraignment, and at other times, is to set deadlines for
Defendants to file motions;
WHEREAS, there are no applicable local criminal rules as to the timing or the obligation
of the United States to respond to such motions;
WHEREAS, the undersigned believes that the Court would benefit from having responses
from the United States as a matter of course and pursuant to a presumptive rule of scheduling;
NOW, THEREFORE, thisilf day of April 2017, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. Whenever a Defendant files a pretrial motion and there is no case-specific Court Order
establishing a timetable for a response from the United States, the United States shall file a
response no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date that the Defendant's motion
was filed;
2. For good cause shown, the United States may request an alteration to the presumptive
schedule; and
3. Whenever the response of the United States is to a "suppression motion," the response
shall include the position of the United States as to whether an evidentiary hearing is required,
including, if appropriate, the reasons for the position of the United States.
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