Minute Orders

Stanislaus County, April 29, 2003 through January 23, 2004.  Includes the Preliminary Hearing. Indexed by date, with the subject(s) of the hearing.

• 4-29-03 Request for Court Appearance to vacate Bail Review hearing and to request a substitution of counsel  

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• 5-2-03 Vacating Bail Hearing, discharging the Public Defender and Substituting Mark Geragos as Defense Counsel  

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• 5-2-03 Motion to Unseal Search Warrant Records   

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• 5-5-03 170.6 code of Civil Procedure does not apply; Contra Costa County Coroner's office will retain the victims' remains; the defendant will be dressed in civilian clothing and not be chained for future hearing  3PDF  3Text

• 5-6-03 Request for Setting of a Motion to Seal Certain Items, Which Judge will hear various motions on unsealing warrants and affidavits 

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• 5-9-03 Lodging of Seal Documents 

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• 5-27-03 Sealing of the Records, Release of Audio recordings 

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• 5-30-03 Ruling on Motion to Seal Documents 

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• 6-3-03 Motion to Unseal Search Warrants 

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• 6-6-03 Sealing of Records, Release of Audio Recordings Sanctions, Release of Autopsy, and Protective Orders 

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• 6-12-03 Protective Order/Decision [Judge Girolami] 

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• 6-12-03 Ruling on Petition to Unseal Eight Search Warrants, Affidavits, and Returns [Judge Beauchesne]  3PDF  3Text

• 6-13-03 Amended Protective Order/Decision

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• 6-16-03 Search Warrant Sealing 

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• 6-25-03 Matters to be Heard on June 26, 2003 

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• 6-26-03 Sealing of the Search Warrants, Continuance of Preliminary Hearing, Contempt Motions, Reconsideration of Protective Order 

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• 6-27-03 Findings on Sealing Order

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• 7-1-03 Amended Protective Order/Decision

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• 7-7-03 Matters to be heard on July 9, 2003 

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• 7-9-03 Motion to Quash the Subpoena duces tecum, further hearing on the 176 audio recordings, briefing schedules, Intercepted Parties request to inspect their communications 

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• 8-4-03 Motion to Suppress Illegally obtained Wiretap Evidence 

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• 8-13-03 Agenda for Aug 14, 2003 hearing 

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• 8-14-03 Defendant's Motion to close the Preliminary Hearing, Media's Motion to allow Television/Audio coverage of the Preliminary Hearing, People's Motion for Venue Survey, People's Motion to seal part of the Opposition to Defendant's suppression motion 

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• 8-15-03 Denying Preliminary Hearing Camera Access 

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• 8-28-03 Agenda for Sep 2, 2003 hearing 

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• 9-2-03 Motion for Discovery, Motion for Continuance 

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• 10-2-03 Receipt of Remittitur [Judge Beauchesne] 

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• 10-17-03 Pretrial Hearing on Status of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 10-24-03 Pretrial Hearing on Status of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 10-29-03 Preliminary Hearing begins 

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• 10-30-03 2nd Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 10-31-03 3rd Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-3-03 4th Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-4-03 5th Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-5-03 6th Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-6-03 7th Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-12-03 8th Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-13-03 9th Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-14-03 10th Day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-17-03 11th day of Preliminary Hearing 

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• 11-18-03 12th day of Preliminary Hearing, Defendant bound over for trial 

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• 12-1-03 Agenda set for Dec 03, 2003 hearing 

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• 12-3-03 Arraignment

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• 12-3-03 Judge Maria Silveira assigned to Defendant's 995 Motion to Dismiss 

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• 12-5-03 Documents will remain sealed 

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• 12-5-03 Correction to Minute Order of 12/3/04 

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• 12-11-03 Agenda for Dec 12, 2003 

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• 12-12-03 Filing of Change of Venue Motion, Request for Names and Addresses of 2003 Jurors, Additional Pretrial Motions 

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• 1-8-04 Change of Venue granted by Judge Girolami 

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• 1-20-04 Change of Venue to San Mateo 

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• 1-23-04 Final details of transferring to San Mateo 

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