In
addition
to
potentially
hurting
Storm’s
defense,
Klein’s
letter
to
the
court
suggested
that
Judge
Failla’s
ruling
may
have
contravened
one
of
the
federal
rules
that
govern
criminal
proceedings.
Essentially,
Klein
argued
that
the
government
cannot
legally
compel
the
defense
to
disclose
the
names
of
its
expert
witnesses
unless
the
defense
has
requested
the
same
information
from
the
prosecution.
Storm’s
defense
“intentionally
made
no
such
request,”
Klein
wrote,
in
order
to
keep
their
witness
list
private.
Storm’s
legal
team
has
filed
a
mandamus
petition
–
a
request
for
a
court
order
from
a
higher
court
to
a
lower
court
to
basically
force
them
to
comply
with
a
law
or
cease
certain
unlawful
activity
–
with
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Second
Circuit,
aimed
at
overturning
Judge
Failla’s
order.
A
hearing
on
Storm’s
mandamus
petition
is
set
for
Nov.
12.