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Final pretrial in Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court centers on discovery and request to delay Nov. 26 jury trial
Summary
At a final pretrial for the child-protection case involving parents Faith Double and Jeffrey Patterson, counsel for the department said she has filed motions seeking an extension to provide mandatory discovery and plans to request a judicial subpoena for unredacted investigation reports; the court recessed for counsel to consult clients and did not
Presiding judge: We are on record for a final pretrial regarding the request for trial filed by Faith Double and Jeffrey Patterson. The hearing focused on competing requests over discovery and whether the court should delay a jury trial currently set for Nov. 26.
The most immediate dispute arose after counsel for the department, Sasha Thomas, told the court she and co-counsel Michelle Madeo had filed a motion seeking an extension to produce mandatory discovery and had also asked the court to adjourn the jury trial as it relates to Jeffrey Patterson Sr. "I will be submitting a judicial subpoena asking the…
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