JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, Audrey Hemesath, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and Rachelle Barbour, attorney for Defendant, Michael Anaya-Otero, that the status conference set for February 5, 2019 be continued to March 19, 2019 at 9:15 a.m.
The reason for this continuance is that additional defense review of the forensic evidence has disclosed several issues that the parties must discuss prior to resolving this case. Defense counsel is arranging for further review of the forensic evidence at the Homeland Security office.
The parties stipulate that the ends of justice served by the granting of such continuance outweigh the interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Speedy trial time is to be excluded from the date of this order through the date of the status conference set for March 19, 2019, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (h)(7)(B)(iv) [reasonable time to prepare] (Local Code T4).
The Court, having received, read, and considered the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefrom, adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety as its order. The Court specifically finds that the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny counsel reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. The Court finds that the ends of justice to be served by granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial.
The Court orders that the time from the date of the parties' stipulation, up to and including March 19, 2019, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this case must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv) T4 (reasonable time for counsel to prepare). It is further ordered that the February 5, 2019 status conference shall be continued until March 19, 2019, at 9:15 a.m.