STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR., District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney through Shea Kenny, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and Heather Williams, Federal Defender, through Assistant Federal Defender Noa E. Oren, attorneys for Anthony West, that the status conference scheduled for April 26, 2019 be vacated and be continued to July 12, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

The government has provided as discovery in this case 110 pages of investigative reports, search warrant applications and affidavits, and criminal history information. In addition to these documents, the discovery also includes approximately 138 photographs from the scene of the incident as well as video files. The reasons for the requested continuance are to allow defense counsel to continue reviewing discovery with the defendant and pursue investigation, as well as continue negotiations toward a non-trial disposition. Counsel for the defendant believes that failure to grant the requested continuance would deny her the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. The government does not object to the continuance.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date of the parties' stipulation through and including July 12, 2019, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161 (h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) [reasonable time to prepare] and General Order 479, Local Code T4 based upon continuity of counsel and defense preparation.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, the Court, having received, read, and considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefrom, adopts the parties' stipulation in its entirety as its order. The Court specifically finds 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 the ends of justice are served by granting the requested continuance and outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial.

The Court orders the time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including July 12, 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)(A) and(B)(iv) [reasonable time for counsel to prepare] and General Order 479, (Local Code T4). It is further ordered the April 26, 2019 status conference shall be continued until July 12, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.