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Judge Denies 90-Day Extension, Sets Signal Data Deadline

7/11/2026

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Judge David Schultz rejected the prosecutors' 90-day stay request, thereby ordering both parties to set discovery deadlines.
Prosecutors sought a 90-day extension to copy about 16 terabytes of encrypted Signal chat data, which U.S. Attorney Kristian Weir said takes several days.
Defense attorney Surya Saxena and other lawyers criticized the seizure of entire Signal groups containing hundreds of non-charged participants as a warrantless intrusion.

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Judge David Schultz rejected the prosecutors' 90-day stay request, thereby ordering both parties to set discovery deadlines.
Prosecutors sought a 90-day extension to copy about 16 terabytes of encrypted Signal chat data, which U.S. Attorney Kristian Weir said takes several days.
Defense attorney Surya Saxena and other lawyers criticized the seizure of entire Signal groups containing hundreds of non-charged participants as a warrantless intrusion.