Four men accused of robbing philanthropist and cookbook author Jeanne Jones face a July 8 preliminary hearing after one of the men got a new lawyer on May 13. All four waived their right to have a speedy hearing in San Diego Superior Court. The incident occurred on Nov. 5 in Jones’ La Jolla home. The men allegedly robbed the author of $30,000 worth of jewelry from her safe. After Thomas Walter Clark, 42, retained a lawyer and replaced his public defender on May 13, he became the last defendant to retain his own attorney, said Deputy District Attorney C.J. Mody. The case has been delayed because each defendant has replaced their original lawyers. Aaron Jacob Espinoza, 23, Miguel Ocegueda, 24, and Hector Guerra, 30, and Clark are charged with 16 felonies that include assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, robbery, false imprisonment, elder abuse and receiving stolen property. Jones received a gash to her head in the home-invasion robbery. A caretaker said she saw a man holding a single rose outside the door and heard him say, “I have a flower for Jeanne Jones.” She opened the door and was punched in the face as the robbers ran inside. The men allegedly bound victims with zip ties. A UPS driver on the block saw the 6 p.m. incident and called police. Officers followed the car, the robbers were arrested and the jewelry was recovered. They have pleaded not guilty. Clark, Guerra and Ocegueda remain in custody on $1 million bail, and Espinoza is being held without bail on a state parole hold.