STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiff United States of America, through its respective counsel, and defendants Agustin Rodriguez-Sandoval and Gustavo Barraza-Barboza, through their respective counsel of record, stipulate that the status conference now set for March 14, 2019, be continued to April 25, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.

On October 30, 2018, both defendants were arraigned on the three-count Indictment in this case. (ECF Nos. 12, 14.) In the weeks following, the government produced to the defense the U.S. Forest Service's 48-page report of investigation prepared in connection with the case. In late-February 2019, the government produced supplemental discovery that included over seventy photos and twelve videos recorded on the day both defendants were taken into custody. Defense counsel require additional time to review these materials, time to discuss them with their clients, time to conduct additional investigation, time to research potential defenses and motions, and time to otherwise prepare for trial.

Based on the foregoing, the parties stipulate that the status conference currently set for March 14, 2019, be continued to April 25, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. The parties further agree that time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including April 25, 2019, under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) [reasonable time to prepare], and General Order 479 [Local Code T4], based on continuity of counsel and defense preparation.

The parties agree that the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny defense counsel reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. The parties also agree that the ends of justice served by the Court granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.

ORDER

The Court, having received and considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefore, adopts the parties' stipulation in its entirety as its order. It 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 also finds that the ends of justice served by granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.

Time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including April 25, 2019, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial in this case must begin under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) [reasonable time to prepare], and General Order 479 [Local Code T4]. It is further ordered that the March 14, 2019 status conference be continued until April 25, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.