Seide
United States v. Seide
Opinion
Opinion
Hauk, J.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
This matter comes before the Court upon the Order of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dated April 21, 1980, in Case No. 80-1189, United States of America v. Joseph E. Seide, Central District of California, No. CR 79-0939-AAH.
Said Order of the Ninth Circuit states as follows:
Pursuant to the aforesaid order of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, this Court has held two hearings, the first one on Wednesday, May 7, 1980, the second one on Friday, May 9,1980. In complying with the Order of the Court of Appeals, this Court in its Wednesday hearing discovered what appeared to be grave discrepancies in statements made by the defendant and his attorney regarding the former’s financial status and Motion to Appeal in Forma Pauperis.
On March 7, 1980, defendant stated in a financial report attached to the Probation Presentence Report that he had cash of $29,000.
Defendant, also through his counsel, Rowan K. Klein, filed on April 30, 1980, in this Court his Motion for Bail Pending Appeal, supported by a copy of a Motion for Release Pending Appeal made before the Ninth Circuit, which included a Declaration executed by Mr. Klein under penalty of perjury on…