Judge Hittner denied that request, so Fazel is saddling up for trial beginning next week.
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This week, Judge Hittner ordered Mr. Essmyer, who had been "terminated" by Mr. Stanford, to stay in the case.
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Judge Hittner initially found him incompetent to stand trial because of his addiction to prescribed painkillers, but in December 2011 found him competent after a forensic and psychiatric report said that Mr. Stanford had exaggerated his impairment.
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