United States v. Popa

Benita Y. Pearson, United States District Judge

There are four motions pending before the Court. Defendant moves for leave to file evidentiary motions instanter (ECF No. 22), to compel production of certain evidence (ECF No. 23), to suppress certain evidence (ECF No. 24), and to appoint Tami Loehrs as an expert for the defense (ECF No. 25). The first is granted; the latter three are denied.

I. Background

In April 2018, Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") Agent Ryan Anschutz was operating undercover on an Internet-based, peer-to-peer network known as "Freenet." ECF No. 23-1 at PageID#: 96.…