Etsitty

United States v. Etsitty

Caution
140 F.3d 1274·1998 WL 159714
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 8, 1998No. 96-10344California295 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

ORDER

The Slip Opinion filed December 2,1997 is amended as follows:

Slip Op. Page 14141, second paragraph, lines 4-6 [130 F.3d at 425, left column, lines 4-6], delete “The case was calendared in Prescott initially, and transferred on the gov *1275 ernment’s motion to Phoenix.” Insert in its place the following: “The case was scheduled to be tried in Prescott. The trial was continued for a week because of the illness of the prosecutor. The district court sua sponte moved the case to Phoenix because the Prescott courtroom was not available at the time of the continued trial date. Etsitty asked that the trial be retransferred to Prescott.”

Page 14143, last paragraph, lines 6-9 [130 F.3d at 426, left column, lines 9-14], delete: “We cannot reach the issue here because the rule was not applied in Etsitty’s case; his trial was scheduled to be held in Prescott before Judge McNamee transferred it for reasons other than rule 1.1(c).” Insert in its place: “Nothing in the record suggests that Rule 1.1(c) was relied on as the reason for the transfer in this case. In fact, the prosecutor’s illness and the consequent loss of use of the suitable courtroom in Prescott are the only reasons…

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