If U.S. District Judge John Sedwick accepts that schedule, it would mean that Kohring's decision to sue his original attorney over a car accident set back his case five months. The first lawyer acknowledged the accident was his fault but said that Kohring's decision to not accept an insurance settlement and sue meant he could no longer represent him. Kohring was a passenger in the car.
The proposed motion schedule, filed Friday, was unopposed by prosecutors. The prosecution would have until April 20 to respond to Kohring's motion, and Kohring would have until May 4 to file any additional material.
Kohring and former House Speaker Pete Kott were convicted on corruption charges in 2007, but in June prosecutors acknowledged they had failed to turn over some favorable evidence as required by law. Kott's request for a new trial or dismissal of charges was argued this week and is awaiting a ruling by Sedwick.
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