Judge extends deadline for Joe Exotic to challenge convictions - New York Post

Judge extends deadline for Joe Exotic to challenge convictions - New York Post


Judge extends deadline for Joe Exotic to challenge convictions - New York Post

Posted: 17 Apr 2020 04:44 PM PDT

OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Oklahoma zookeeper who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder-for-hire plot and federal wildlife violations has been granted an extra month to argue why his lawsuit challenging the convictions shouldn't be dismissed.

Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as "Joe Exotic," filed a federal lawsuit last month against the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Department of the Interior, the assistant US attorney who prosecuted him and several witnesses. He's seeking nearly $94 million in damages, claiming that he was convicted based on false and perjured testimony.

A federal judge decided to recommend dismissing his lawsuit and provided an April 28 deadline for objection filing.

On Thursday, US District Judge Scott Palk extended that deadline to May 28 after Maldonado-Passage provided a handwritten letter requesting at least 30 days to respond, The Oklahoman reported Friday.

In the letter, Maldonado-Passage writes that he's being isolated at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, with "(no access to a computer, phone, email or library)."

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