USA v. Powell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
-against-
CHARLES POWELL, BRIAN CASTRO, and
MUSAH COWARD,
Defendants.
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MEMORANDUM & ORDER
21-CR-572 (EK)
ERIC KOMITEE, United States District Judge:
Defendant Coward’s request to adjourn sentencing is
denied, as it cannot be accommodated consistently with the
Court’s existing calendar. 	The Court understands counsel’s
conflict to have arisen after the scheduling of the proceeding
in this Court, and the record reflects no reason to surmise that
the conflict would not have been apparent at the time the second
proceeding was scheduled. 	In addition, the assertion that
counsel needs time to review documents that the government long
ago produced in discovery — many of which were introduced at
trial — is not a basis for delay. 	Counsel asserted on December
15 that the documents were newly produced, but the government
has advised that this is not the case. 	See ECF No. 368, at 2.
Finally, this is the latest in a series of
rescheduling requests by counsel, revealing an apparent belief
that the Court’s calendar is merely aspirational. 	See ECF No.
97, 104, 105 (requests to adjourn status conferences, all of
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which were granted). 	Defendant Castro’s sentencing will
commence at 10:30 a.m. this Friday, December 19, with defendant
Coward’s sentencing to follow at 2:00 p.m.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Eric Komitee
ERIC KOMITEE
United States District Judge
Dated: 	December 16, 2025
Brooklyn, New York
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