Report on NY Puerto Rican grand jury proceedings today

From:    "Political Prisoner News" <ppnews@freedomarchives.org>
Date:    Fri, June 27, 2008

Report on what happened in court today on the
grand jury subpoenas of Tania Frontera and Christopher Torres:

Tania Frontera and Christopher Torres appeared in
court today with their National Lawyers Guild
attorneys Martin Stolar and Susan Tipograph. Also
in court were National Lawyers Guild attorneys
Alan Levine and Jeffrey Rothman on behalf of the
National Boricua Human Right Network [NBHRN] and
the Comite Pro Derechos Humanos de Puerto Rico on
their Motion to Intervene in the Motion to Quash.

The pleadings in the case had been placed under
seal by the clerk of the court, certainly not at
the request of Tania, Christopher, the NBHRN or the Comite.

Judge Amon set the following schedule:

By Wednesday July 2, the government is to file:
1. Brief re: open/closed courtroom/under seal pleadings;
2. Response to 18 U.S.C. §3504 to affirm or deny
the Witness' claim that the subpoena and the
questions propounded by the grand jury are the
product of illegal surveillance conducted pursuant to Title III;
3. Response to Motion to Intervene.

By Wednesday July 2, the subpoenaed independentistas are to file:
1. Brief re: open/closed courtroom/under seal pleadings.

By Tuesday July 8, the subpoenaed independentistas are to file:
1. Reply to government's response to Motion to Intervene.

On Monday July 28 at 10:30 a.m., the parties are to appear in court.




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