SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 10 – Justin Sanjurjo was arrested in The Bronx on June 1 with a gun. Since he had a prior felony conviction, the case was Federalized.
On July 10 he appeared, from the Metropolitan Correctional Center, before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Edgardo Ramos. Inner City Press covered it.
While this initial conference was in some ways routine - discovery was described, including a seized cell phone - in the interstices of the proceeding the current state of play in criminal cases in the SDNY was illuminated.
The Assistant US Attorney said that at first the Office only asked those AUSAs who live within walking distance of One Saint Andrews Plaza to come in on a volunteer basis.
The Federal Defender on the case said that his office is still closed, with David Patton saying thing will only re-open in late August or early September, and then only in shifts.
Judge Ramos asked about speaking with inmates.
The Federal Defender said there is a daily window for calls, usually between 1 and 3:30 pm, thirty minutes per call. It was said that sometimes the calls are abruptly ended.
As to Sanjurjo, his next status conference is on September 9. The case is US v. Sanjurjo, 20-cr-316 (Ramos)
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