Tocorón Watch
Judge approves postponing status conference to March 26
On February 2, 2026, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein approved, in a handwritten endorsement on the government's own letter, adjourning the status conference to March 26, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. and excluding that period from the speedy-trial clock, "in the interest of justice."
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan) · case 1:11-cr-00205
- Judge
- Alvin K. Hellerstein · who he is
- Prosecution
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York (U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton)
- Defense
- Barry Pollack (Maduro) · Mark Donnelly (Cilia Flores)
- Next date
- September 30, 2026 · Defense reply on house arrest due
- Where it stands
- Maduro and Cilia Flores held at MDC Brooklyn since January 2026; both pleaded not guilty. Trial set for June 1, 2027. Hugo Carvajal pleaded guilty (June 2025) and awaits sentencing. Diosdado Cabello is charged but not in custody.
What it means
This is the judge's formal approval of the joint request by prosecutors and defense for more time before the next conference. It is not a ruling on the merits of the case.
What happens next
The next status conference was set for March 26, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
In the document's own words
“The Conf. is adjourned and time is excluded until March 26, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., in the interest of justice”
How the court describes it (original, English)
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