Legal Correspondence / Adjournment Request - 039

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Type: Legal correspondence / adjournment request

File Size: 27.7 KB

Summary

This document is a formal request filed on September 8, 2020, by attorney Montell Figgins, representing Michael Thomas (one of the MCC guards charged in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's death). Figgins asks Judge Analisa Torres to adjourn the trial scheduled for January 4, 2021, to May 3, 2021, citing COVID-19, personal health concerns, and the need for more time to complete his investigation. The letter is part of federal case 1:19-cr-00830.

People (10)

Name	Role	Context
Montell Figgins	Defense Attorney	Attorney representing Michael Thomas; author of the letter
Michael Thomas	Defendant	Client of Montell Figgins; MCC guard charged in relation to Epstein's death
Analisa Torres	Judge	Honorable Judge of U.S. Southern District of NY; recipient of letter
Douglas Mitchell	Of Counsel	Listed on letterhead for Law Offices of Montell Figgins
Linda Childs	Of Counsel	Listed on letterhead for Law Offices of Montell Figgins
Nicolas Roos	Counsel for Plaintiff	CC'd on the letter
Rebekah Donaleski	Counsel for Plaintiff	CC'd on the letter
Jessica Lonergan	Counsel for Plaintiff	CC'd on the letter
Jason Erroy Foy	Defense Attorney	Counsel for Defendant Noel; CC'd on the letter
Noel	Defendant	Refers to Tova Noel (co-defendant); represented by Jason Erroy Foy

Organizations (3)

Name	Type	Context
The Law Offices of Montell Figgins, LLC		Law firm representing Michael Thomas
U.S. Southern District of NY		Court handling the case
State of NY		Listed as plaintiff in Re line (likely clerical error for United States of America given the federal docket number)

Timeline (2 events)

2021-01-04

Scheduled trial date mentioned in the letter

U.S. Southern District of NY

Michael Thomas

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2021-05-03

Proposed new trial date requested by defense

U.S. Southern District of NY

Michael Thomas

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Locations (4)

Location	Context
Newark, New Jersey	Location of Montell Figgins' main office
Paramus, NJ	Branch office location
New York, NY	Court location and branch office location
500 Pearl Street, New York, NY	Address of the U.S. Southern District Court

Relationships (3)

Michael Thomas → Attorney-Client → Montell Figgins

Letter states 'our firm represents Defendant, Michael Thomas'

Noel → Attorney-Client → Jason Erroy Foy

CC line lists 'Jason Erroy Foy, Esq, Counsel for Defendant Noel'

Michael Thomas → Co-Defendants → Noel

Implied by 'et al.' in case title and shared context of case 1:19-cr-00830

Key Quotes (1)

"Due to COVID-19 and my health concerns, combined with the fact that I need more time to complete my investigation, I am requesting that the Court adjourns the trial date to sometime in mid spring, preferably on or about May 3, 2021."

Source

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