United States of America v. Mertens
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| ROBERT LEON MERTENS and BJ Mertens |
| 25-2316 |
| April 10, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Other |
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| Filing 18 TERMINATED participation of Counsel for Appellee Nancy D. Cook, representing Appellee United States of America. (due to inactive e-filing account) [Entered: 09/10/2025 12:10 PM] |
Filing 17
ORDER FILED. The certificate of service included in appellants opening brief filed at DE 15 does not reflect that the brief was served on appellee by the due date of 09/08/2025 as required by Fed. R. App. P. 25. The certificate of service reflects that the brief was only served on the court. Appellant does not need to take any action to correct this as the court has accepted and filed the brief despite the deficiency. The court served appellee with appellants opening brief on appellants behalf via ACMS on 09/10/2025. The remaining briefing schedule is reset as follows: appellees answering brief is now due on 10/10/2025; appellants optional reply brief is due within 21 days after service of the answering brief. [Entered: 09/10/2025 10:50 AM]
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| Filing 16 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief submitted at DE 15 by Appellant Robert Leon Mertens is filed. Original and 0 copies. [Entered: 09/10/2025 10:49 AM] |
| Filing 15 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Robert Leon Mertens. [Entered: 09/10/2025 10:42 AM] |
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Filing 14
ORDER FILED. The motion (Docket Entry No.13) for an extension of time to file the opening brief is granted. The opening brief is due September 8, 2025. The answering brief is due October 8, 2025. The optional reply brief is due within 21 days after service of the answering brief. The request (Docket Entry Nos. 12, 13) for a copy of district court Docket No. 665 is granted. The clerk will send this order and district court Docket No. 665 to appellant. Any further requests for district court records must be made to the district court. [Entered: 07/14/2025 02:31 PM]
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| Filing 13 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Robert Leon Mertens. [Entered: 07/08/2025 02:57 PM] |
| Filing 12 Miscellaneous Pro Se Filings Filed [Entered: 07/08/2025 02:54 PM] |
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Filing 11
ORDER FILED. Paper Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 10) granted. Amended briefing schedule: Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 8/6/2025, Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 9/5/2025. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 05/27/2025 03:58 PM]
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| Filing 10 STREAMLINED request for extension of time to file brief for 30 days filed by Appellant Robert Leon Mertens. [Entered: 05/27/2025 03:55 PM] |
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Filing 9
ORDER FILED. SILVERMAN, LEE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges. Appellant is not required to pay fees for this appeal because the district court found appellant to be indigent. The motion at Docket Entry No. 3 is therefore unnecessary. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3). Appellants motion (Docket Entry No. 4) for appointment of counsel is denied. No motions for reconsideration, clarification, or modification of this denial will be entertained. Accordingly, appellant is responsible for preparing a pro se opening brief stating, in appellants own words, why the district courts decision was incorrect. The pro se opening brief is due July 7, 2025. The answering brief is due August 6, 2025. The optional pro se reply brief is due within 21 days after service of the answering brief. Appellant is not required to submit excerpts of record. If appellant does not submit excerpts, appellee must submit all documents cited in the pro se opening brief or otherwise required by the rules. See 9th Cir. R. 30-1. If appellant does not file an opening brief, the court may dismiss this appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 05/23/2025 11:00 AM]
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| Filing 8 DOCUMENT SENT. Sent Appellant a copy of the docket sheet per the request filed on 05-06-2025. [Entered: 05/07/2025 08:14 AM] |
| Filing 7 REQUEST for Public Information filed by Appellant Robert Leon Mertens. [Entered: 05/07/2025 07:28 AM] |
| Filing 6 TERMINATED participation of Counsel for Appellee Anthony G. Hall, representing Appellee United States of America. [Entered: 04/30/2025 03:39 PM] |
| Filing 5 MAIL RETURNED. DE 2 addressed to Attorney Anthony G. Hall. Action taken: none (counsel not registered for electronic filing). [Entered: 04/30/2025 03:30 PM] |
| Filing 4 MOTION for Appointment of Counsel filed by Appellant Robert Leon Mertens. [Entered: 04/28/2025 04:07 PM] |
| Filing 3 MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis filed by Appellant Robert Leon Mertens. --[COURT UDPATE: Locked PDF (contains financial affidavit).] [Entered: 04/28/2025 04:03 PM] [Edited: 05/05/2025 04:43 PM] |
| Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Sentence Imposed: N/A. Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 5/20/2025, Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 6/20/2025. For appeal no. 25-2316, 2:03-cr-00073-DCN-1. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule may result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1 [Entered: 04/10/2025 01:28 PM] |
| Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:03-cr-00073-DCN-1 has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-2316 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 04/10/2025 01:25 PM] |
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