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`Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. (CA Bar No.135311, admitted pro hac vice)
`Whitney Z. Bernstein (CA Bar No. 304917, admitted pro hac vice)
`BIENERT KATZMAN LITTRELL WILLIAMS LLP
`903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350
`San Clemente, California 92673
`Telephone: (949) 369-3700
`Facsimile: (949) 369-3701
`tbienert@bklwlaw.com
`wbernstein@bklwlaw.com
`Attorneys for James Larkin
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`Paul J. Cambria, Jr. (NY Bar No. 1430909, admitted pro hac vice)
`Erin McCampbell (NY Bar. No 4480166, admitted pro hac vice)
`LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP
`42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120
`Buffalo, New York 14202
`Telephone: (716) 849-1333
`Facsimile: (716) 855-1580
`pcambria@lglaw.com
`emccampbell@lglaw.com
`Attorneys for Michael Lacey
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`Additional counsel listed on next page
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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`United States of America,
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`Michael Lacey, et al.,
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`Case No. 2:18-cr-00422-PHX-DJH
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`DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Gary S. Lincenberg (CA Bar No. 123058, admitted pro hac vice)
`Ariel A. Neuman (CA Bar No. 241594, admitted pro hac vice)
`Gopi K. Panchapakesan (CA Bar No. 279856, admitted pro hac vice)
`BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,
`DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW PC
`1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90067-2561
`Telephone: (310) 201-2100
`Facsimile: (310) 201-2110
`glincenberg@birdmarella.com
`aneuman@birdmarella.com
`gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com
`Attorneys for John Brunst
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`Bruce Feder (AZ Bar No. 004832)
`FEDER LAW OFFICE PA
`2930 E. Camelback Road, Suite 160
`Phoenix, Arizona 85016
`Telephone: (602) 257-0135
`bf@federlawpa.com
`Attorney for Scott Spear
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`David Eisenberg (AZ Bar No. 017218)
`DAVID EISENBERG PLC
`3550 N. Central Ave., Suite 1155
`Phoenix, Arizona 85012
`Telephone: (602) 237-5076
`Facsimile: (602) 314-6273
`david@deisenbergplc.com
`Attorney for Andrew Padilla
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`Joy Malby Bertrand (AZ Bar No. 024181)
`JOY BERTRAND ESQ LLC
`P.O. Box 2734
`Scottsdale, Arizona 85252
`Telephone: (602)374-5321
`Facsimile: (480)361-4694
`joy.bertrand@gmail.com
`Attorney for Joye Vaught
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`Case 2:18-cr-00422-DJH Document 1445 Filed 01/03/22 Page 3 of 5
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`Defendants Michael Lacey, James Larkin, John Brunst, Scott Spear, Andrew Padilla, and
`Joye Vaught, by and through their counsel, appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the
`Ninth Circuit from the Order (Dkt. 1444) filed December 29, 2021. The Order denied
`Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (Dkt. 1355) filed October 20, 2021, which asserted,
`inter alia, that the Double Jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States
`Constitution precludes a retrial.
`The appeal of an order denying a double jeopardy motion constitutes an immediately
`appealable final decision. Abney v. United States, 431 U.S. 651, 661-62 (1977). This is because:
`the guarantee against double jeopardy assures an individual that, among other things,
`he will not be forced, with certain exceptions, to endure the personal strain, public
`embarrassment, and expense of a criminal trial more than once for the same offense.
`. . . Obviously, these aspects of the guarantee’s protections would be lost if the
`accused were forced to “run the gauntlet” a second time before an appeal could be
`taken . . . Consequently, if a criminal defendant is to avoid exposure to double
`jeopardy and thereby enjoy the full protection of the Clause, his double jeopardy
`challenge to the indictment must be reviewable before that subsequent exposure
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`Id. Moreover, because Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice was not frivolous, and the
`Court’s lengthy Order denying the motion does not even suggest otherwise, “the district court is
`automatically divested of jurisdiction to proceed with trial pending appeal.” Chuman v. Wright, 960
`F.2d 104, 105 (9th Cir. 1992). See also United States v. LaMere, 951 F.2d 1106, 1108 (9th Cir. 1991);
`United States v. Dunbar, 611 F.2d 985, 988 (5th Cir.) (1980) (absent “written findings determining []
`the [double jeopardy] motion is frivolous . . . the trial cannot proceed until a determination is made
`of the merits of an appeal”).
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`RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 3rd day of January, 2022,
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`BIENERT KATZMAN LITTRELL
`WILLIAMS LLP
`s/ Whitney Z. Bernstein
`Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
`Whitney Z. Bernstein
`Attorneys for James Larkin
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`Pursuant to the District’s Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual (Oct. 2020) §
`II(C)(3), Whitney Z. Bernstein hereby attests that all other signatories listed, and on whose behalf this filing is
`submitted, concur in the filing’s content and have authorized its filing.
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`LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP
`s/ Paul J. Cambria, Jr.
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`Paul J. Cambria, Jr.
`Erin McCampbell Paris
`Attorneys for Michael Lacey
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`BIRD MARELLA BOXER WOLPERT
`NESSIM DROOKS LINCENBERG AND
`RHOW PC
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`Ariel A. Neuman
`Gopi K. Panchapakesan
`Attorneys for John Brunst
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`FEDER LAW OFFICE PA
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`Bruce Feder
`Attorneys for Scott Spear
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`DAVID EISENBERG PLC
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`Attorneys for Andrew Padilla
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`JOY BERTRAND ESQ LLC
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`Attorneys for Joye Vaught
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on January 3, 2022, I electronically transmitted the attached document
`to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic
`Filing to the CM/ECF registrants who have entered their appearance as counsel of record.
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`/s/ Toni Thomas
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