United States v. Yaroshenko

MEMORANDUM ORDER

JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is the application of the Russian Federation (“Russia”) for leave to file an amicus brief in support of defendant Konstantin Yarosh-enko’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. For the reasons that follow, the Court hereby denies the application.

*290“District courts have broad discretion to permit or deny the appearance of amici curiae in a given case.” United States v. Ahmed, 788 F.Supp. 196, 198 (S.D.N.Y.1992). At the outset, the Court notes the untimely nature of Russia’s application. Nearly every legal…