In Re Extradition of Coe

ORDER RE: JURISDICTION OF COURT AND VALIDITY OF TREATY IN EXTRADITION MATTER

I. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

James Coe, aka “Hui Lok-kwan,” aka “Hsu Lo-chun,” was arrested November 19, 2002, in the Central District of California on an extradition arrest warrant issued pursuant to the request of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). A Hong Kong Magistrate issued an arrest warrant for Coe on 15 counts of false accounting, one count of criminal liability for misstatement in prospectus, and one count of conspiracy to defraud, all resulting from criminal activities that allegedly took place in Hong Kong in 1982 and 1983. The request for extradition was made pursuant to the United States’ “Agreement with Hong Kong for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders” (“Agreement”). Coe initially appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ralph Zarefsky on November 19, 2002. Following a hearing on December 5, 2002, Magistrate Judge Zarefsky denied Coe’s Motion for Bail. Coe filed an Application for Review of an Order Denying Bail, which came for hearing before District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper on December 13, 2002. District…