 On 19 October 2012 , the Khamovniki District Court in Moscow rejected an appeal for deferment of sentence filed by Violetta Volkova on behalf of Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina , on the grounds that the case did not fall within its jurisdiction . Tolokonnikova subsequently filed an appeal with the Zubovo @-@ Polyansky District Court in Mordovia , where she was imprisoned , and Alyokhina with the Berezniki District Court in Perm . Alyokhina 's appeal was rejected on January 16 , 2013 , the judge stating that the presence of her child was already taken into account during her original sentence . 
