DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
JULIUS ALVAREZ-GONZALEZ and JIMMY 
GARCIA-QUINONEZ, 
Defendants. 
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Case No. 3:21-cr-0015 
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ORDER 
 
BEFORE THE COURT is the trial in this matter, currently scheduled for October 25, 
2021. For the reasons stated herein, the time to try this case is extended up to and including 
April 4, 2022. 
In response to the current conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic, the undersigned, as 
Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, issued a general order concerning 
operations of the Court on September 30, 2021, suspending all jury trials through October 
31, 2021.1 The Court hereby fully incorporates the findings from the Court’s Twenty-Seventh 
Operations Order as fully stated herein. 
To date, the COVID-19 virus has claimed more than 733,385 lives in the United States 
(78 of which have been in the U.S. Virgin Islands). COVID-19 continues to present an 
unpredictable threat to public health and safety, as shown in the recent surge in COVID-19 
cases both in the continental United States and the Virgin Islands. As such, the Court finds 
that extending the period within which Defendants Julius Alvarez-Gonzalez and Jimmy 
Garcia-Quinonez, may be tried under the Speedy Trial Act is necessary for the protection and 
well-being of the Defendant, the jury, the prosecutors, the witnesses, the Court’s personnel, 
and the general public at large.  
The premises considered, it is hereby 
 
1 https://www.vid.uscourts.gov/sites/vid/files/general-ordes/Twenty-
Seventh%20Order%20Concerning%20Court%20Operations%20During%20COVID%20Outbreak.pdf 
 
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ORDERED that the time beginning from the date of this order granting an extension 
through April 4, 2022, SHALL be excluded in computing the time within which the trial in 
this matter must be initiated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties SHALL file and serve a pre-trial brief no later than March 
28, 2022, which shall include the following: (a) proposed list of witnesses; (b) proposed list 
of exhibits; (c) estimated length of case-in-chief and case-in-defense; (d) proposed non-
standard voir dire questions; and (e) proposed non-standard jury instructions related to the 
elements of the charges and defenses; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties SHALL provide the Clerk of Court with a USB Flash Drive 
containing electronic versions of exhibits no later than March 30, 2022;2 and it is further 
ORDERED that the jury selection and trial in this matter SHALL commence promptly 
at 9:00 a.m. on April 4, 2022, in St. Thomas Courtroom 1. 
 
Dated: October 22, 2021 
 
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
2 Counsel are advised to consult with Court technical staff to determine the proper format for saving electronic 
versions of exhibits. The Government’s trial exhibits shall be labelled sequentially beginning with 
Government’s Exhibit 1. Defense exhibits shall be labelled sequentially beginning with Defense Exhibit A. 
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