Initial Schedule for new criminal matters:

All arraignments, bond hearings and detention hearings will be set before Judge Maldonado and will generally be scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

The Rule 16.1(a) conference must be held within 7 days of the date of arraignment. An initial status hearing will be set within 30 days after the date of arraignment, at which time the Court will set a schedule for the filing and briefing of pretrial motions.

Change of Plea:

Counsel is requested to contact the judge’s courtroom deputy at least two days in advance of a change of plea hearing if the plea is not going forward. In addition, a draft copy of the proposed plea agreement should be delivered to the Courtroom Deputy, Room 1720, at least two days in advance of the date of the hearing. 

Indicted criminal cases for which a prior detention hearing was held before a magistrate judge:

Prior to the arraignment, the Government and the Pretrial Services Office shall provide the Court with a copy of the complaint, any prior pretrial service reports, and any bond documents that have previously been entered in the matter.