USA v. Singletary, II., et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
-vs- Case No. 1:22-CR-477 (GTS)
DWIGHT A. SINGLETARY; and
DAVID SINGLETARY,
Defendants.
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GLENN T. SUDDABY, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
TRIAL ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the jury trial in this case shall begin on
September 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Syracuse, New York before the Honorable
Glenn T. Suddaby; it is further
ORDERED that all counsel appear before the undersigned at an in person
final pretrial conference on September 22, 2026 at 9:30 am at the James Hanley
Federal Building, 11th Floor, 100 South Clinton Street, Syracuse, New York; it is
further
ORDERED that the pretrial submissions required by the Criminal Pretrial
Order, including any motions in limine, must be filed on or before September 8,
2026, and all responses to motions in limine must be filed on or before
September 15, 2026. Unless otherwise noted, all parties shall electronically file
and serve all pretrial submissions in accordance with General Order #22. This
order supersedes all deadlines previously set. All pretrial submissions shall
include the following:
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1. Giglio material: The government shall tender to the defendant any
Giglio material and testifying informant’s convictions (See Criminal
Pretrial Scheduling Order, Paragraph II(D)(1-2)).
2. Witness Statements: The parties shall exchange, but not file,
materials and statements of all witnesses who will testify in the
parties’ respective cases-in-chief, if subject to Fed.R.Cr.P. Rule 26.3
and 18 U.S.C. §3500. (See Criminal Pretrial Scheduling Order,
Paragraph II(E)).
3. Voir Dire: Counsel shall electronically file any proposed Voir Dire
requests. Each party shall submit a numbered list of questions
which the court, in the exercise of its discretion, may use during jury
selection, and counsel shall email a copy of any proposed Voir Dire
questions in WordPerfect or Word format to Judge Suddaby’s
Courtroom Deputy at Shelly_Muller@nynd.uscourts.gov.
4. Court-Ordered Voir Dire: Counsel shall electronically file the Court-
Ordered Voir Dire, a copy of which is attached hereto.
5. Requests to Charge/Special Verdict Form: Counsel shall file
electronically with the Clerk's Office a request to charge and a
proposed Special Verdict Form, with a copy to opposing counsel, and
email a copy of same in WordPerfect or Word format to Judge
Suddaby’s Courtroom Deputy at Shelly_Muller@nynd.uscourts.gov.
The requests to charge need only include instructions that are
specific to the law or unusual issues in this case. The Court has the
usual boilerplate charges. Each jury charge must contain (1) the
legal citations to case law or pattern instructions supporting the
proposed charge and (2) an explanation of how, if at all, the
proposed charge differs from the case law or pattern
instructions.
6. Trial Briefs: Counsel shall file electronically with the Clerk's Office,
with a copy to opposing counsel, a trial brief, not to exceed twenty-
five (25) pages in length, containing argument and citations on any
and all disputed issues of law, citing the applicable rules of evidence
and case law. Trial briefs may NOT contain motions in limine. If
counsel determines there are no disputed issues of law or evidentiary
issues, the parties are not required to file a trial brief.
7. Stipulations of Fact: Counsel shall make every effort to enter into a
stipulation of facts including stipulations as to the admissibility of evidence,
limiting the matters which are required to be tried, as well as a list of all
exhibits that can be stipulated into evidence or that will be offered without
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objection as to foundation.
8. Witnesses: Counsel shall file electronically with the Clerk's Office, with a
copy to opposing counsel, a list of witnesses that may be called to testify at
trial, other than solely for impeachment purposes, including the following
information regarding each witness:
(a) The name and address (city,state only) of each witness and a
brief summary of the testimony to be offered by each witness;
and the names of all expert witnesses and a brief description fo
their area of expertise.
(b) The designation of those witnesses whose testimony is
expected to be presented by means of a deposition (including
video-taped deposition), specifically identifying the pertinent
portions of the deposition testimony to be offered.
(c) The unavailability of any witness, expert, or otherwise, will
not be grounds for a continuance. In order to avoid the
possibility of going forward with the trial without the testimony of
an unavailable witness, counsel, where appropriate, shall
preserve same before the trial date by written or video-taped
deposition for possible use at trial.
(d) All witnesses are excluded from hearing the testimony of others
at trial and/or reviewing a verbatim record of the testimony of
others at trial, unless the witness’s proponent demonstrates
that one of the four exceptions to Fed.R.Evid. 615 exists.
9. Exhibit List/Exhibits: Counsel shall electronically file an exhibit list with
the Clerk's Office, with a copy to opposing counsel, on the form
prescribed by the Court, a copy of which is attached to this
Order in landscape format with adequate spacing, and email a
copy of same in WordPerfect or Word format to Judge Suddaby’s
Courtroom Deputy at Shelly_Muller@nynd.uscourts.gov . Counsel
should complete the exhibit number and exhibit description. The
remaining boxes shall be left blank for the Courtroom Deputy to
complete during trial. Upon request, the Courtroom Deputy can email
the form exhibit list in either WordPerfect or Word format to counsel.
(a) All documents and/or papers intended as exhibits or to be used
during the course of trial, including but not limited to,
documents, photographs, charts, diagrams, etc., shall be
marked for identification in the manner prescribed below and
must be assembled in BINDERS with each document properly
marked at the upper right corner for identification purposes as
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directed below. Counsel shall provide two separate binders
with a complete set of exhibits, the originals in a binder for
the Clerk and a copy for the Court on the first day of trial,
and one binder to each opposing counsel.
The exhibits shall have been inspected by the opposing party
and copied at their expense (unless waived), NO LATER
THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FINAL PRETRIAL
CONFERENCE DATE. The exhibit binders for the Clerk and
the Court shall be presented to Judge Suddaby's Courtroom
Deputy at the beginning of the trial.
NOTE: During the course of trial the Courtroom Deputy
shall take charge of exhibits which are received into
evidence. At the conclusion of the trial, the Courtroom
Deputy will immediately return all of the exhibits to the
proper parties. It is the responsibility of the parties to
maintain the exhibits and to produce the exhibits for any
appeal. Videotaped deposition transcripts viewed at trial
shall be filed with the Clerk’s office and made a part of the
record and counsel is responsible for providing an
additional copy of the transcript to the Courtroom Deputy
for filing.
(b) Exhibit Markers: Counsel shall pre-mark and affix appropriate
exhibit stickers to the upper right-hand corner of the exhibit,
whenever possible. If the exhibit marker is going to cover any
information on the exhibit, then affix the marker to the reverse
side of the exhibit. All exhibits shall be assigned numbers by
using a prefix of "G" for Government and "D" for defendant.
Government's exhibits should be denoted as: G-l, G-2, G-3,
etc. Defendant's exhibits should be denoted as: D-l, D-2, D-3,
etc. In cases involving multiple defendants, the exhibits shall be
denoted with the initial of the last name of the defendant and its
numerical identification number.
10. Motions In Limine: Counsel shall file electronically with the Clerk's
Office, with a copy to opposing counsel, any motions in limine by
September 8, 2026, citing the applicable rules of evidence and case
law. Counsel shall file any response to a Motion In Limine no later
than September 15, 2026. MOTIONS IN LIMINE MAY NOT
OTHERWISE BE FILED WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE COURT. Do
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not file motions in limine in the trial brief.
11. Depositions: All deposition transcripts and video-taped depositions to
be used at trial shall be brought to court on the day of trial. Not less
than four weeks prior to the trial date, each party shall indicate to the
opposing party the portion of the video deposition to be offered. To
the extent possible, objections are to be resolved between the
parties. One week before the Final Pretrial Conference, counsel
shall forward to the Judge’s chambers any portions of a deposition
transcript intended to be used in trial that are in dispute (including
video-taped depositions) for ruling at the Final Pretrial Conference.
The parties must provide an edited version of any VHS tape or
DVD to be shown to the jury at trial deleting any portions ruled
inadmissible by the Court. The Court does not have the capability
to start and stop a video during trial to edit certain portions of the VHS
tape or DVD. All deposition transcripts, including videotaped
depositions, that are not in dispute shall be brought to Court on the
first day of trial. Counsel shall provide the Court with an additional
copy of the “redacted” transcript of all video deposition testimony
which is put into evidence at trial and shall be made a part of the
record for filing with the Clerk’s office. Counsel must confirm with
the Court that the DVD format is compatible with the Courtroom
equipment prior to the first day of trial.
12. Courtroom Technology: If the parties intend to utilize the courtroom
equipment at the time of trial, counsel are directed to contact the
Courtroom Deputy prior to the trial date to make arrangements for
training and testing such equipment. Please keep in mind that the
Court does not provide a person to run the equipment during trial.
The courtroom is supplied with a VHS/DVD combination unit, visual
evidence presenter, VGA connections for laptops (no internet), and
interpreter/hearing impaired headsets. All non-proprietary DVD’s (i.e.,
.avi, .mp3, .mp4 and .wmv) should be compatible with the Court’s
DVD player, however, prior to the trial date, counsel must confirm
such compatibility for use at the time of trial. If any portion of the
DVD/VHS tape should be redacted, it is the responsibility of counsel
to provide a redacted copy for use at trial. Counsel will be required to
utilize the visual presenter to publish exhibits to the jury. The visual
evidence presenter will allow counsel to display documents, photos,
objects, x-rays, and electronic presentations on monitors placed
throughout the courtroom and in the jury box with touch screen
monitors at the podium and witness stand. Laptop connections are
available at the podium and at all counsel tables (no internet). Please
note that audio cables are not available and counsel should provide
their own, if necessary. If you are presenting evidence through a
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Macintosh laptop, a video convertor/adaptor is required and must be
supplied by counsel. In the event counsel’s equipment is not
compatible with the courtroom’s equipment, the Court is not
responsible for supplying additional electronic parts to remedy this.
One week prior to the trial date, counsel may request that the Court
reporter provide a live realtime transcript or an end of the day
transcript. There is a charge for these services and financial
arrangements should be made ahead of time with the court
reporter. When requesting a live realtime transcript, the following is
required: 1) litigation support hardware (i.e. LiveNote, Bridge,
Caseview); hardware (i.e. if laptop does not have a serial port, a USB
to serial adaptor is required). Additional courtroom technology
information may be obtained on the court’s webpage:
http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/Courtroom_Technology.htm.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 24, 2026
Syracuse, NY
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COURT ORDERED VOIR DIRE
(to be used by the Judge at trial)
CASE TITLE:
CRIMINAL ACTION NO.:
DISTRICT JUDGE:
ATTACHMENT # 1
Each attorney is required to submit the following information on behalf of his/her client for use by
the Court during Voir Dire and must be filed with the Court seven (7) days in advance of the
scheduled final pretrial conference, or the date set forth in the Judge’s trial order, whichever is
sooner.
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL DEFENDANTS ON TRIAL; DEFENSE COUNSEL’S FIRM
NAME, ADDRESS AND THE NAME OF ANY PARTNER OR ASSOCIATE WHO MAY BE AT
COUNSEL TABLE DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL.
(use additional page if necessary)
U.S. ATTORNEY’S NAME AND OFFICE ADDRESS; NAMES AND BUSINESS ADDRESS OF
ANY CASE AGENT OR OTHER GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE WHO WILL SIT AT
COUNSEL TABLE.
(use additional page if necessary)
SET FORTH THE DATE OF EACH ALLEGED CRIMINAL OFFENSE, THE PLACE OF THE
OFFENSE AND A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE EVENTS CENTRAL TO THE CHARGES OF
EACH COUNT IN THE INDICTMENT.
(use additional page if necessary)
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SET FORTH THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL LAY WITNESSES TO BE CALLED.
(use additional page if necessary)
SET FORTH THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL EXPERT WITNESSES TO BE CALLED
GIVING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE.
(use additional page if necessary)
SET FORTH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH AND EVERY COUNT IN THE INDICTMENT.
(use additional page if necessary)
SET FORTH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH AND EVERY AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
ASSERTED.
(use additional page if necessary)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any delay in jury selection occasioned by the failure to provide this
information will be explained to the jury as to the extent of the delay and the attorney causing
same and if the delay causes a one (1) day or more postponement of this trial, appropriate
monetary sanctions may be imposed by the Court.
Date: ___________________ _______________________________
(Signature of Attorney)
Bar Roll #
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United States District Court
For The Northern District Of New York
Case No. ___________________________
Date: ______________________________
Presiding Judge: _____________________
( ) Government ( ) Defendant ( ) Court
Exhibit
No.
Marked for
Identification
Admitted Into
Evidence
Remarks Witness Exhibit Description
Exhibits Returned To Counsel (Date):______________ Signature:______________________________
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Page __ of __
Exhibit
No.
Marked for
Identification
Admitted Into
Evidence
Remarks Witness Exhibit Description
Exhibits Returned To Counsel (Date):______________ Signature:______________________________
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