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RE: WUTERICH V. U.S., 200800183 - 8 AUG 2011 ORAL ARGUMENT



The question about the appropriateness of mandamus is odd and suggests that
NMCCA may be looking for a way to avoid addressing the merits of the claim
-- in which case, we lose.  It's odd because CAAF's treatment of the issue
never suggested for a moment that CAAF thought it wasn't appropriate for
mandamus.  If NMCCA holds that, all they're doing is kicking the can to CAAF
(which, in my view, would be cowardly).  Also, it should be facially obvious
that the last thing in the world that should happen is to have this case
tried once, be set aside, and then have to be tried again.

I'll hit the appropriateness of mandamus point hard in the reply.

Semper Fi,
DHS

Dwight H. Sullivan
Senior Appellate Defense Counsel
Air Force Appellate Defense Division
(AFLOA/JAJA)
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Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sripinyo, Kirk Major NAMARA, CODE 45 [mailto:kirk.sripinyo@navy.mil] 
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:31 PM
To: neal@puckettfaraj.com; haytham@puckettfaraj.com; dhsullivan@aol.com;
Sullivan, Dwight H CIV USAF AFLOA/JAJA; Marshall Maj Meridith L; Babu Kaza
Subject: FW: WUTERICH V. U.S., 200800183 - 8 AUG 2011 ORAL ARGUMENT

Here's the email I received.

I don't think it means that the Court is leaning one way or another,
personally.  I sort of suspected that the Court would take a little more
time with the decision this time around given CAAF's handling of their
summary denial in the most recent round of litigation.  I'm not sure what
Col Sullivan has planned for the oral argument, but presumably he'd want
Babu to argue it if he's (1) willing and (2) able.

v/r
Sip

-----Original Message-----
From: Morison, Gregory M LT OJAG, CODE 51 
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 10:40
To: Sripinyo, Kirk Major NAMARA, CODE 45; Moore, Samuel C Captain OJAG, CODE
46
Subject: WUTERICH V. U.S., 200800183 - 8 AUG 2011 ORAL ARGUMENT

Gentlemen:

	This email is a follow-up on the informal heads-up I gave both of
you that the Court will be ordering oral argument for Wuterich on Monday, 8
Aug 11 at 1100.  I am informing the two of you because your names were on
the most recent briefs that the Court received.  Mr. Toidl is out today, so
do not expect the order before COB today.  Instead, it will go out Monday or
Tuesday latest.  However, the Court wanted to give you as much advance
notice as possible.  There will be two issues relating to whether mandamus
review is appropriate and the underlying issue of the termination of the
attorney-client relationship between SSgt Wuterich and Lt Col Vokey.  Let me
know if you have any procedural questions.  Thank you.

Very respectfully,

Gregory Morison
LT, JAGC, USN
Law Clerk
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (Code 51)
1254 Charles Morris St. SE
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