USA v. Contreras et al

Defendants Request and Waiver of Appearance - 1
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TORRES | TORRES STALLINGS
A LAW CORPORATION
David A. Torres, SBN1350596
1318 K. Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Tel: (661) 326-0857
Email: dtorres@lawtorres.com
Attorney for:
ANDREW CONTRERAS
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ANDREW CONTRERAS,
Defendant,
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Case No.: 24-CR-00295 KES-EPG
DEFENDANTS REQUEST AND WAIVER
OF APPEARANCE
Defendant, ANDREW CONTRERAS, hereby waives his appearance in person in open court
upon the Status Conference set for Wednesday, October 14, 2026, of the above-entitled court.
Defendant hereby requests the court to proceed in his absence and agrees that his interest will be
deemed represented at said hearing by the presence of his attorney, David A. Torres. Defendant
further agrees to be present in person in court at all future hearing dates set by the court including
the dates for jury trial.
Date: 10/12/26 /s/Andrew Contreras ___
ANDREW CONTRERAS
Date: 10/12/26 /s/David A. Torres ______
DAVID A. TORRES
Attorney for Defendant
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ORDER
Good cause appearing.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendant ANDREW CONTRERAS is hereby
excused from appearing at this court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 13, 2026 /s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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