#cryptopolitan Judge Katherine Polk Failla has postponed
#RomanStorm 's trial to April next year, giving both parties time to exchange information on their expert witnesses. The trial is set to start on April 14 and will last for another two weeks.
However, Storm’s lawyers have contested the judge’s ruling, arguing that the disclosure requirement would hurt their planned defense.
In an October 14 filing, the defense team, led by Brian Klein at Waymaker LLP, claimed the information swap would reveal their hand and ‘greatly prejudice Mr. Storm.’ They even asserted that the judge’s order may infringe on one of the federal rules governing criminal cases, as they had not asked for any expert list from the prosecution.
Moreover, the developer’s legal team submitted a mandamus petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, wanting a higher court to reverse Judge Katherine Failla’s ruling. A hearing for the petition was set for November 12, with some expecting the trial to span 2 weeks.
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