Case 1:15-cr-00093-VEC Document 333

334 Filed 08/11/17

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DATE FILED: 8/15/2017
MEMO ENDORSED
August 11, 2017

VIA ECF

The Honorable Valerie E. Caproni

United States District Court
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square, Room 240
New York, NY 10007

Re: United States v. Sheldon Silver, No. 15 Cr. 93 (VEC)

Dear Judge Caproni:

As you know, we represent Sheldon Silver in connection with the above-captioned case.
We write with respect to the Courts Order dated August 4, 2017 (Dkt. 331), directing the parties
to inform the Court whether the parties have any firm dates for trials between March 15, 2018
and August 1, 2018.

We currently do not have any firm trial dates during that time period. One of Mr.
Silvers attorneys has several cases in which a trial date could be set during that period. We will
alert the Court promptly if we anticipate that occurring so that any potential scheduling conflicts
can be resolved. We also note that March 30 to April 7, 2018 is a religious holiday week that
would present problems for Mr. Silver, one of his attorneys, and some potential jurors. We thus
respectfully request that if the Court were inclined to schedule a tentative date for a potential
retrial, the trial begin no earlier than April 16, 2018 with any final pre-trial conferences to be
held the week of April 9, 2018.
Subject to a decision from the Supreme Court
that would interfere, jury trial in this case will Very truly yours,
likely commence on April 16, 2018. The parties
/s/ Steven F. Molo
are directed to inform any other court seeking to
set a trial date that they are likely to be engaged Steven F. Molo
from April 16 through the end of May 2018. The Justin V. Shur
parties are further directed to inform this Court
promptly of any conflicts that may arise in
the future.
SO ORDERED.

HON. VALERIE CAPRONI

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 8/15/2017