STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE

GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between assistant U.S. Attorney Justin L. Lee, counsel for the plaintiff United States of America, and John E. Virga, counsel for Defendant Kendall Thrift, that the status conference currently scheduled for January 22, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., be continued until March 18, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. On January 20, 2016, a defense motion to suppress was denied. The defense and government have renewed settlement discussions. The parties are working diligently toward resolution of the case.

It is further stipulated that the time for trial under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date of the signing of this order through and including March 18, 2016, pursuant to 18 U.S.C., section 3161 (h)(7)(B)(iv) and Local Code T4, (reasonable time to prepare) and that the ends of justice would be served by granting the continuance outweigh the best interest of the public and defendant to a speedy trial.

Justin L. Lee agrees to this request and has authorized John E. Virga to sign this stipulation on his behalf.

ORDER

Based upon the representations by counsel and the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

The hearing date of January 22, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. is vacated, and continued until March 18, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

The Court further finds that the ends of justice outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Accordingly, time under the Speedy Trial Act shall be excluded through March 18, 2016.