STIPULATION TO EXCLUDE TIME UNDER THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT

WILLIAM H. ORRICK, District Judge.

The parties hereby STIPULATE and AGREE as follows:

Defendants, Tracy Chang and Howard Hsu, made their initial appearances in this district on March 5 5, 2015, and were arraigned on March 5, 2015. On March 5, 2015, United States Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James issued an Order excluding time between March 5, 2015 and March 26, 2015, under the Speedy Trial Act for effective preparation of counsel pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and (b)(iv). See Doc. No. 6.

Counsel for the United States provided counsel for Defendants with discovery on March 5, 2015. A status hearing was scheduled for March 26, 2015, before District Judge William H. Orrick. However, counsel for Defendants, traveling from his office in Los Angeles, California, experienced a delayed flight, and the matter was rescheduled by one week, to April 2, 2015.

Accordingly, the United States and Defendants Tracy Chang and Howard Hsu, hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE that time under the Speedy Trial Act be excluded from March 26, 2015 to April 2, 2015 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and (b)(iv) to allow for continuity of counsel and for effective preparation of defense counsel, taking into account the exercise of due diligence.

ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation of the United States of America and Defendants Tracy Chang and Howard Hsu, and for good cause shown therein, time under the Speedy Trial Act is excluded from March 26, 2015 to April 2, 2015, pursuant 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and (b)(iv) because the ends of justice outweigh the interests of the public and the Defendants in a speedy trial, to allow for continuity of counsel and for effective preparation of defense counsel, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. On March 5, 2015, the United States has served its discovery on counsel for Defendants, who requires time to review it and to prepare any pretrial motions, among other matters.

SO ORDERED.