Weinstein challenges extradition to face California charges Carolyn Thompson Updated: Tags: Full Screen1 / 3 In this image taken from video, Harvey Weinstein appears from prison during his virtual extradition hearing in Erie County Court before Judge Kenneth Case, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (New York Unified Court System via AP) BUFFALO, N.Y. – A lawyer for convicted movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Monday challenged Weinstein's extradition to California to face sexual assault charges contained in a newly revealed indictment, citing a paperwork technicality after requests for a “humanitarian” delay to attend to Weinstein's medical needs were rejected. Weinstein, 69, appeared via video before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case from the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, where he has been imprisoned since last spring after being convicted in New York City of a criminal sex act and third-degree rape.