United States v. Azano Matsura

ORDER AFFIRMING TENTATIVE RULINGS;

DENYING DEFENDANTS AZANO AND SINGH’S MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS WIRETAP EVIDENCE

In June 2013, a district judge in the Southern District of California authorized the interception of wire communications of retired San Diego Police Detective Ernesto Encinas, as well as electronic communications to and from a cellular telephone used by Encinas. Defendants Jose Susumo Azano Matsura (“Azano”) and Ravneet Singh (“Singh”) move to suppress all evidence of communications intercepted over Encinas’ cell phoné, as well as any evidence derived from those communications. See "Doc. Nos. Í10, 133. The parties appeared "before the Court for a hearing on these and other motions on July 17, 2015. In anticipation of the hearing, the Court issued a tentative ruling denying both motions to suppress, In part, based on lack of *977 standing, and otherwise finding the motions moot. See Doc. No. 168. After hearing the oral arguments of counsel, the Court ordered the parties to submit supplemental briefing on the issues of standing, mootness, and the government’s intended use of any derivative evidence at trial. See Doc. No. 171, Based upon the supplemental briefing, and for…