USA v. Thomas Zajac
Plaintiff / Appellee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendant / Appellant: THOMAS J. ZAJAC
Case Number: 23-2611
Filed: August 15, 2023
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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September 11, 2023 Filing 6 Mandate issued. No record to be returned. [6] [7334752] [23-2611] (CAH) [Entered: 09/11/2023 12:07 PM]
September 11, 2023 FOR COURT USE ONLY: Certified copy of 08/18/2023 Final Order with Mandate sent to the District Court Clerk. [7334758-2] [7334758] [23-2611] (CAH) [Entered: 09/11/2023 12:14 PM]
August 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER re: 1. Defenses Request for a Stay Order on the District Courts August 29, 2023, [Mistrial] Makeup Trial [ # 2 ]. 2. Governments Response in Opposition to Motion to Stay Trial [ # 4 ]. the motion is DENIED and that this appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. Ordinarily, a defendant in a criminal case may not take an appeal until a judgment of conviction and sentence has been entered. See Flanagan v. United States, 465 U.S. 259, 263 (1984); United States v. Kaufman, 951 F.2d 793, 794 (7th Cir. 1992). Defendant-appellant Thomas Zajac appeals, for a fourth time, a pretrial order, this time the order entered on August 10, 2023. But, importantly, Zajac has been neither convicted nor sentenced for the federal crimes he is charged with having committed. There is no exception to the general rule requiring review at final judgment for orders seeking to enforce a right to a speedy trial. See United States v. MacDonald, 435 U.S. 850, 861 (1978); United States v. Bokhari, 757 F.3d 664, 668 (7th Cir. 2014). Zajac is set to go to trial on August 29, 2023. Now is not the time to appeal this order. Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judge; Michael B. Brennan, Circuit Judge and Amy J. St. Eve, Circuit Judge. [5] [7330503] [23-2611] (MAN) [Entered: 08/18/2023 11:25 AM]
August 18, 2023 Filing 4 Filed Response in Opposition by Appellee USA Attorney G. DAVID ROJAS to GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STAY TRIAL. [4][7330480] [23-2611] (Rojas, George) [Entered: 08/18/2023 10:55 AM]
August 17, 2023 Filing 3 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Thomas J. Zajac. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [3] [7330251] [23-2611] (KRA) [Entered: 08/17/2023 01:05 PM]
August 16, 2023 Filing 2 Pro se motion filed by Appellant Thomas J. Zajac for a stay order on the District Court's August 29, 2023 [mistrial] makeup trial. [2] [7329891] [23-2611] (CAH) [Entered: 08/16/2023 12:11 PM]
August 15, 2023 Filing 1 Criminal case docketed. IFP. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Thomas J. Zajac by 08/21/2023. Appellant's brief due on or before 09/25/2023 for Thomas J. Zajac. Transcript information sheet due by 08/29/2023. [1] [7329740] [23-2611] (HTP) [Entered: 08/16/2023 09:07 AM]

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Plaintiff / appellee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Represented By: George David Rojas II
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Defendant / appellant: THOMAS J. ZAJAC
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