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Samourai Wallet Developers Appear Together In Court At Fourth Pre-Trial Hearing
On March 18, 2025, the fourth pre-trial hearing worrying the case brought versus the Samourai Wallet developers was held at the Southern District of New York.
I went to the most current status conference for the Samourai case today.
Here's an upgrade from outside the court house: pic.twitter.com/9WN1N2t9Kr
— Frank Corva (@frankcorva) March 18, 2025
This hearing marked the 2nd public appearance of the 2 developers, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, following the previous status conference hung on September 17, 2024.
According to reports, today’s hearing was identified as the briefest and least substantive of the 4 pre-trial hearings performed to date.
Pre-Trial Motion Schedule
During the hearing, both the prosecution and defense collaboratively developed the pre-trial movement schedule, which is set as follows:
- May 9, 2025 — Opening movement
- June 6, 2025 — Prosecution’s action to the opening movement
- June 20, 2025 — Replies to the prosecution’s action
Expert Disclosure
The prosecution is needed to divulge its specialist testament by July 15, 2025, with the defense anticipated to do so by August 8, 2025.
Additionally, even more professional disclosures might be allowed on July 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST, accompanying the next in-person pre-trial hearing.
Hill To Remain In Lisbon
Hill’s lawyer made a demand to Judge Richard Berman, the administering judge, to exempt Hill from obligatory looks at future pre-trial hearings due to his residency in Lisbon, Portugal, which has actually led to considerable travel costs to New York City. The lawyer showed that pre-trial services were helpful of this demand.
The judge revealed no objection to the proposed plan.
Rodriguez Expresses Gratitude
Following the hearing, Rodriguez revealed his appreciation to advocates of the Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund, which helps in funding the developers’ legal defense. He kept in mind that contributions to this fund stay welcome.
Trial Start Date
The trial is arranged to begin on November 3, 2025.
This post, entitled “Samourai Wallet Developers Appear Together In Court At Fourth Pre-Trial Hearing,” initially appeared in Bitcoin Magazine, authored by Frank Corva.
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