John Seidenberg Hearing on Motion to Suppress Search Warrant
| By Americans for Safe Access | Published October 23, 2009 |
John Seidenberg was originally arrested on state charges for cultivating two gardens for the Hortifarm collective, each garden having over 100 marijuana plants. The arrest followed a raid in December of 2007 in Lompoc and a second raid in February of 2008 in Santa Ynez by the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department. A Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputy turned Seidenberg over to federal prosecutors. He was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury on August 26, 2008. Seidenberg asserts that he was operating well within the Attorney General's guidelines and was legally within the bounds of California state law.
Seidenberg took a plea deal that could result in a sentence ranging from time served to 3-5 years in federal prison, of which he'd have to actually serve 85%. He has two small children, and showing our support may help the judge recognize that "time served" is the best sentence. His sentencing will be held before Judge Dean Pregers
Please Note: Your identification card will be required (Driver’s License or state ID). Federal buildings follow federal law and do not recognize medical cannabis patient status, regardless of state law. Please dress nicely and leave all medicine at home. Do NOT leave your medicine in your car, especially if you are parked on federal property, and please read signs before entering the metal detector to be sure you are not bringing in banned items.
| Date: |
Thursday, November 16, 2009 |
| Time: | 2:30 PM |
| Address: | U.S. District Court get directions 312 North Spring Street 2nd Floor, Crtrm. 3 Los Angeles, 90012 |
John Seidenberg was originally arrested on state charges for cultivating two gardens for the Hortifarm collective, each garden having over 100 marijuana plants. The arrest followed a raid in December of 2007 in Lompoc and a second raid in February of 2008 in Santa Ynez by the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department. A Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputy turned Seidenberg over to federal prosecutors, who was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury on August 26, 2008. Seidenberg asserts that he was operating well within the Attorney General's guidelines and was legally within the bounds of California state law.
The hearing will take place at the US District Court located at 312 N. Spring St. in Los Angeles, CA 90012 in front of Judge Pregerson.
| Date: |
Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00AM |
| Address: | U.S. District Court get directions 312 North Spring Street Los Angeles, 90012 |
