United States v. Lopez

ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

Before the Court are the February 9,1993 motions of defendants Luis Cartegena-Carrasquillo (“Cartegena”), Carmen Gloria Rodriquez (“Gloria”) and Carlos Lugo Lopez (“Lugo”) requesting a stay of the criminal proceedings. On the same date defendants filed notices of appeal of this Court’s February 8, 1994 order denying dismissal of the indictments on double jeopardy grounds. For the reasons set forth below the Court finds that defendants’ motions are frivolous and dilatory. Accordingly, we decline to grant a stay of these proceedings.

DISCUSSION

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