A federal choose has agreed to delay a competency listening to to find out whether or not former Reynolds and Reynolds Co. CEO Bob Brockman can help in his protection towards tax evasion prices.

U.S. District Decide George Hanks Jr. on Wednesday signed an order transferring the scheduled competency listening to in Brockman’s case from June 29 to Sept. 13, in keeping with court docket filings within the U.S. District Court docket for the Southern District of Texas, the place the case is pending.

Hanks’ resolution follows a request from Brockman’s attorneys to postpone the listening to and prolong deadlines for different competency proceedings after Brockman was hospitalized in March for an undisclosed medical situation. Protection attorneys initially requested Hanks to push the competency listening to to August however later sought to maneuver it to September to supply extra time to submit knowledgeable stories to the court docket.

Prosecutors don’t oppose the request, Brockman’s attorneys famous within the submitting.

Brockman, 79, was taken to the emergency room at Houston Methodist Hospital on March 14 and later admitted to a neurosensory heart, his attorneys wrote in a court docket submitting. He was launched March 19. Particulars in regards to the medical situation that required Brockman to be hospitalized had been redacted from the general public submitting, together with his attorneys citing “the inclusion of delicate medical data.”

Brockman had accomplished certainly one of a number of deliberate psychiatric or psychological exams sought by prosecutors earlier than he was admitted to the hospital, in keeping with the court docket submitting.

His attorneys didn’t instantly reply to messages in search of remark Thursday.

Brockman’s attorneys sought the competency listening to to find out whether or not he can assist in his protection on 39 counts, together with tax evasion, wire fraud, cash laundering and proof tampering. Prosecutors have known as the fees part of a scheme lasting two decades to evade taxes on $2 billion in earnings. Brockman has pleaded not responsible. His attorneys stated in court docket filings that Brockman has a prognosis indicative of Parkinson’s illness or Lewy physique dementia that’s progressive and has affected his skill to course of and retain data.

Hanks’ authentic schedule for competency proceedings stated the court docket will set dates for future occasions, together with a trial, “if wanted” after a call is made as to Brockman’s competency.

Brockman stepped down from his roles as chairman and CEO of privately held dealership administration system large Reynolds and Reynolds in November.

A standing convention within the case is scheduled for Tuesday.