BROWN

United States District Court
Northern District of Illinois - CM/ECF LIVE, Ver 4.2 (Chicago)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:03-cr-00851-1


Case title: USA v. Silesia Flavorings, et al
Date Filed: 09/04/2003
Date Terminated: 07/27/2005
Assigned to: Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

Defendant (1)
Silesia Flavorings, Inc.
TERMINATED: 07/27/2005 		represented byScott R. Lassar
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 853-7000
Email: slassar@sidley.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Designation: Retained

Jonathan I Katz
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 853-7000
Email: jkatz@sidley.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Pending Counts
Disposition
49:5124.F TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL; 18:2 AIDING & ABETTING
(14-15)		 The defendant shall pay a fine of $130,000.00. Schedule of Payments.

Highest Offense Level (Opening)
Felony

Terminated Counts
Disposition
49:46312.F TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL; 18:2 AIDING & ABETTING
(2-6)		 Counts 2-6, 7-8, 9-13 are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
49:46312.F TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL; 18:2 AIDING & ABETTING
(7-8)		 Counts 2-6, 7-8, 9-13 are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
49:5124.F TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL; 18:2 AIDING & ABETTING
(9-13)		 Counts 2-6, 7-8, 9-13 are dismissed on the motion of the United States.

Highest Offense Level (Terminated)
Felony

Complaints
Disposition
None

Plaintiff
United States of America represented byEdmond E. Chang
United States Attorney's Office (NDIL)
219 South Dearborn Street
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 886-1000
Email: edmond.chang@usdoj.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Pretrial Services
.
435-5545
Email: ilnptdb_Court_Action_Notice@ilnpt.uscourts.gov
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Probation Department
.
408-5197
Email: Intake_Docket_ILNP@ilnp.uscourts.gov
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Date Filed #Docket Text
09/04/20031INDICTMENT Counts filed against Silesia Flavorings (1) count(s) 2-6, 7-8, 9-13, 14-15, Ortwin Winter (2) count(s) 1, 7-8, 14-15, Juan Carlos Rodas-Misa (3) count(s) 1, 2-6, 7-8, 9-13, 14-15 (meg) (Entered: 09/05/2003)
09/04/20032DESIGNATION SHEET FELONY Category IV (meg) (Entered: 09/05/2003)
09/04/20033MINUTE ORDER of 9/4/03 by Hon. Martin C. Ashman as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter, Juan Carlos Rodas-Misa : No bond set, defendant is a business as to Silesia Flavorings, To set preliminary bail at $100,000.00 (Secured) as to Ortwin Winter. To issue bench warrant and the government will seek to have the defendant detained without bond pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142 as to Juan Carlos Roda-Misa, granted. Enter Order. No notice(meg) Modified on 09/05/2003 (Entered: 09/05/2003)
09/05/20034ARRAIGNMENT NOTICE: Before Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter, Juan Carlos Rodas-Misa : Arraignment and plea set on 9/16/03 at 10:00 a.m. Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 09/05/2003)
09/11/20036MINUTE ORDER of 9/11/03 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Juan Carlos Rodas-Misa : Arraignment reset to 9/17/03 at 10:00 a.m. Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 09/12/2003)
09/17/20038MINUTE ORDER of 9/17/03 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings : Arraignment held. Defendant enters plea of not guilty to all charges in the indictment in which it is named. Defendant informed of rights. Rule 16.1(A) conference to be held on 9/26/03. Defendant's pretrial motions are to be filed on or before 11/14/03. Responses to pretrial motions are due on or before 12/1/03. Time is excluded from 9/17/03 to 12/5/03 pursuant to 18 USC section 3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (emd) (Entered: 09/19/2003)
09/29/200310APPEARANCE of Attorney for Silesia Flavorings by Scott R. Lassar, Jonathan I. Katz (meg) (Entered: 09/30/2003)
11/14/200312MOTION by defendants Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter for a bill of particulars (yap) (Entered: 11/17/2003)
11/14/200313JOINT MOTION by Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter for exculpatory evidence (yap) (Entered: 11/17/2003)
11/14/200314JOINT MOTION by Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter for prior notice of the Government's intention to use Rule 404(b) evidence at trial ; Notice (yap) (Entered: 11/17/2003)
11/14/200315JOINT MOTION by Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter for early return of subpoenas pursuant to Rule 17(c) ; Notice (yap) (Entered: 11/17/2003)
11/14/200316JOINT MOTION by Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter to suppress documents obtained in violation of the fourth amendment and for an evidentiary hearing (Attachments); Notice (yap) (Entered: 11/17/2003)
11/19/200317AMENDED MOTION by Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter for a bill of particulars ; Notice. (emd) (Entered: 11/20/2003)
11/21/200318MINUTE ORDER of 11/21/03 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter, Juan Carlos Rodas-Misa : By agreement, Government's response to pretrial motions extended to 12/11/03. Mailed notice (meg). Modified on 7/26/2010 (jh). (Entered: 11/24/2003)
12/05/200319MINUTE ORDER of 12/5/03 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : Status hearing held and continued for 1/9/04 at 10:00am. Reply in support of pretrial motions extended to 12/30/03 [17-1] [16-1] [16-2] [15-1] [14-1] [13-1] [12-1] [11-1]. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). No notice (emd) (Entered: 12/08/2003)
12/15/200320CONSOLIDATED RESPONSE by USA to defendants' pretrial motion for a bill of particulars [17-1], motion to suppress documents obtained in violation of the fourth amendment [16-1], motion for an evidentiary hearing [16-2], motion for early return of subpoenas pursuant to Rule 17(c) [15-1], motion for prior notice of the Government's intention to use Rule 404(b) evidence at trial [14-1], motion for exculpatory evidence [13-1], motion for a bill of particulars [12-1], motion to suppress statements [11-1] (Attachment); Notice. (emd) (Entered: 12/18/2003)
12/18/200321MINUTE ORDER of 12/18/03 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : By agreement, Government's response to pretrial motions extended to 1/5/04. Reply in support of pretrial motions extended to 1/26/04. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Status hearing reset for 2/9/04 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 12/22/2003)
01/08/200423SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE by USA to defendants' pretrial motions (Attachments); Notice (meg) (Entered: 01/09/2004)
02/04/200424RESPONSE by Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter to government's supplemental response to defendants' joint motion to suppress documents obtained in violation of the fourth amendment [16-1] and for an evidentiary hearing [16-2]; Notice (meg) (Entered: 02/05/2004)
02/05/200425MINUTE ORDER of 2/5/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : On the court's own motion, Status hearing set for 2/9/04 is reset to 2/13/04 at 9:00 a.m. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:31161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)
02/12/200426SUPPLEMENTAL citation of law by USA in response to defendants' motion to suppress [24-1] (Attachment); Notice (yap) (Entered: 02/13/2004)
02/13/200427MINUTE ORDER of 2/13/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : Status hearing held and continued to 2/23/04 at 9:00am. Ruling on pending motions to be made by mail. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (emd) (Entered: 02/17/2004)
02/23/200428MINUTE ORDER of 2/23/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : Status hearing held and continued to 3/1/04 at 9:00am. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (emd) (Entered: 02/24/2004)
02/26/200429MINUTE ORDER of 2/26/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : Defendant Ortwin Winter's motion to suppress statements is denied [11-1]. Defendants' motion for a bill of particulars [12-1] , [17-1] and joint motion for exculpatory evidence are denied [13-1]. Defendants' joint motion to suppress documents obtained in violation of the fourth amendment [16-1] and for an evidentiary hearing is granted [16-2] as to the request for an evidentiary hearing and otherwise entered and continued for resolution after the hearing. Defendants' joint motion for early return of subpoenas pursuant to Rule 17(c) [15-1] and for prior notice of the Government's intention to use Rule 404(b) evidence at trial are both granted [14-1]. Entered Memorandum Opinion and Order. Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 03/01/2004)
03/01/200430MINUTE ORDER of 3/1/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : Evidentiary hearing set for 3/29/04 at 9:45 a.m. Status hearing held. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 03/02/2004)
03/24/200431MINUTE ORDER of 3/24/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : By agreement, evidentiary hearing set for 3/29/04 is reset to 4/26/04 at 9:45 a.m. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 03/25/2004)
06/01/200432MINUTE ORDER of 6/1/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : By agreement, evidentiary hearing set for 4/26/04 is reset to 7/9/04 at 10:00 a.m. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 06/03/2004)
07/19/200433MINUTE ORDER of 7/19/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : By agreement, evidentiary hearing reset to 8/20/04 at 10:00 a.m. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 07/20/2004)
08/19/200434MINUTE ORDER of 8/19/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : Evidentiary hearing reset to 9/17/04 at 11:00 a.m. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 08/23/2004)
09/20/200435MINUTE ORDER of 9/20/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : By agreement, evidentiary hearing reset to 10/15/04 at 10:00 a.m. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 09/21/2004)
11/15/200436MINUTE ORDER of 11/15/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : By agreement, evidentiary hearing reset to 12/10/04 at 10:30 a.m. Excludable time to continue purusant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 11/16/2004)
12/23/200437MINUTE ORDER of 12/23/04 by Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : By agreement, evidentiary hearing reset to 1/21/05 at 10:00 a.m. Excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(F). Mailed notice (meg) (Entered: 12/27/2004)
03/10/200540MINUTE entry before Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter: Status Hearing held on 3/10/05. Change of Plea Hearing set for 4/15/2005 at 02:00 PM. Order excludable time to begin pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(I) for plea negotiations. Mailed notice (emd, ) (Entered: 03/11/2005)
04/22/200541MINUTE entry before Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter : Change of Plea Hearing reset to 5/13/2005 at 11:30 AM. Order excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(I) for plea negotiations. Mailed notice (emd, ) (Entered: 04/25/2005)
05/12/200542MINUTE entry before Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer as to Silesia Flavorings, Ortwin Winter: By agreement, change of plea hearing set for 5/13/05 is stricken and reset to 6/2/2005 at 12:30 p.m. Order excludable time to continue pursuant to 18:3161(h)(1)(I) for plea negotitations. Mailed notice (meg, ) (Entered: 05/16/2005)
06/02/200546MINUTE entry before Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer Silesia Flavorings, Inc. : Change of plea hearing held. Defendant withdraws plea of not guilty and enters plea of guilty to Count 14-15. Defendant informed of rights. Judgment of guilty entered. Cause referred to the probation office for a presentence investigation. Sentencing set for 7/27/2005 at 12:00 p.m. Mailed notice (meg, ) (Entered: 06/08/2005)
06/02/200547PLEA Agreement as to Silesia Flavorings, Inc. (meg, ) (Entered: 06/08/2005)
07/27/200552JUDGMENT (Sentencing Order) as to Silesia Flavorings, Inc. (1), Count(s) 14-15, The defendant shall pay a fine of $130,000.00. Schedule of Payments.; Count(s) 2-6, 7-8, 9-13, Counts 2-6, 7-8, 9-13 are dismissed on the motion of the United States., Silesia Flavorings, Inc. terminated. Signed by Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 7/29/05.Mailed notice (meg, ) (Entered: 08/05/2005)
08/04/2005  JUDGMENT and Commitment as to Silesia Flavorings, Inc. issued to U.S. Marshal (meg, ) (Entered: 08/05/2005)
08/17/200554CITATION to Discover Assets issued, one original and one copy, as to Silesia Flavors, Inc. (emd, ) (Entered: 08/19/2005)
08/22/200555RETURN of CITATION executed on 8/22/05 as to Silesia Flavorings, Inc. (meg, ) (Entered: 08/24/2005)
09/19/200564(RELEASE) of judgment lien by USA as to Silesia Flavorings, Inc. (meg, ) (Entered: 09/22/2005)