On December 4th, Jason Cardiff’s lawyers requested a trial continuance, citing “unexpected events.”
Unexpected circumstances have made it more difficult for attorneys to adequately prepare for the February 4, 2024, trial.
First, a full-time associate of the counsel left to start his own practice. Second, and perhaps more crucially, Mr. Cardiff is undergoing testing and evaluation by medical professionals and has been unavailable for trial preparation because of his sudden sickness while in Dublin, Ireland.
Third, before making an appearance in this case, counsel had taken up a trade secret problem for a long-standing client.
Later, on behalf of a long-standing client, counsel had to take time away to file a trade secret action, get injunctive relief, and conduct accelerated depositions. The matter was settled in early November 2024.
In summary, considering the factual complexity of this case and his client’s unannounced disappearance, counsel has not had the time to adequately prepare a trial defence.
Cardiff’s request was denied by the DOJ, which claimed that there was substantial duplication in the information that had previously been submitted in Cardiff’s 2018 FTC complaint.
Crucially, since 2018, the victims of the defendant have been waiting for justice.
Justice for all the victims of the defendant’s crimes, including the victim witnesses who have been ready to testify at trial for the last year, is being further delayed by the delay in setting the trial date.
On February 4, 2025, Cardiff (right), who is allegedly seeking medical treatment abroad (and is not lying to the court at all) in order to spend Christmas and New Year’s with his wife and kids, who are also in Ireland, was set to go on trial.
Cardiff’s trial was rescheduled for July 15, 2025, after the court dismissed the DOJ’s arguments on December 11.
Cardiff requested an extension of his stay in Ireland in a second ex-parte application two days later.
The DOJ again rejected the request, citing earlier concerns. And the court rejected such concerns once again.
Cardiff was granted permission by the court to remain in Ireland until January 19, 2025, on December 20th.
Although it would seem that Cardiff is once again removing the mickey from proceedings, the court did mention that Cardiff and his wife were admonished for lying to the court in their FTC case.
Defendant is cautioned that the Court is unlikely to approve future requests to travel or prolong travel unless there are exceptional circumstances.
It will be interesting to watch whether Cardiff fabricates “extenuating circumstances” before January 19th.
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