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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 v. DICKSON LEE, Defendant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff

The Honorable Richard A. Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

NO. CR 14-024RAJ MOTION FOR STATUS HEARING REGARDING REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANT Noted: April 18, 2014

The United States respectfully requests that the Court set this matter for a status

17 hearing in order to address representation issues for the defendant, Dickson Lee. Mr. Lee 18 has been charged by Indictment with ten counts of securities fraud, false certifications, 19 and false submissions to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. On 20 March 27, 2014, Mr. Lee made his initial appearance and entered pleas of not guilty to all 21 charges. By order of Magistrate Judge James P. Donohue, Mr. Lee has been detained 22 pending trial. Pretrial motions are due April 17, 2014. Jury trial has been set for June 2, 23 2014. 24 At his initial appearance and at the detention hearing, Mr. Lee was represented 25 provisionally by counsels Bob Mahler and Debra Yang pending finalization of 26 representation agreements. On April 4, 2014, Mr. Mahler moved to withdraw from 27 representation. (Dk No. 15.) That motion remains pending. On April 10, 2014, Debra 28 Yang filed a Notice declaring that she and her firm no longer represented Mr. Lee.
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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (206) 553-7970

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1 (Dk. No. 16.) No other counsel has, as of the filing of this request, contacted the 2 government on behalf of the defendant. Given the uncertainty of defendants 3 representation status, the government has not been able to schedule a discovery 4 conference in this matter. 5 Dickson Lee has had since March 27, 2014, to secure counsel. Why he has been 6 unable or unwilling to do so is unclear. The United States, therefore, requests that a 7 status hearing be set at the Courts earliest convenience in order to address defendants 8 representation issues. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (206) 553-7970

DATED this 14th day of April, 2014. Respectfully submitted, JENNY A. DURKAN United States Attorney /s/ Katheryn Kim Frierson KATHERYN KIM FRIERSON Assistant United States Attorney WSBA # 37794 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101 Telephone: (206) 553-7970 Facsimile: (206) 553-2502 E-mail: Katheryn.K.Frierson@usdoj.gov

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 14, 2014, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notifications of such filing to the attorney(s) of record for the defendant.

/s/ Katheryn Kim Frierson KATHERYN KIM FRIERSON Assistant United States Attorney WSBA # 37794 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101 Telephone: (206) 553-7970 Facsimile: (206) 553-2502 E-mail: Katheryn.K.Frierson@usdoj.gov

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (206) 553-7970

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