JOINT MOTION AND REQUEST (1) FOR REFERRAL TO PROBATION OFFICE FOR PREPARATION OF PRESENTENCE REPORT AND (2) TO CONTINUE SENTENCING HEARING AND ORDER

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR., District Judge.

The parties now jointly request that the Court (1) refer this matter to the Probation Office for preparation of the Presentence Report and (2) continue the scheduled sentencing date from June 10, 2019, to August 26, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. The United States has determined from reviewing the Court's publicly posted scheduling information that the Court is currently available for a hearing on that date. This matter has not yet been referred to the Probation Office, and no Probation Officer has been assigned, so the parties have not conferred with that office regarding the proposed sentencing date. In support of their request, the parties further state as follows:

1. On August 7, 2017, the defendant Chaganlal pleaded guilty to the charge contained in the Information in this case. The defendant Chaganlal's plea was pursuant to a plea agreement in which he agreed to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of other individuals.

2. At the time of the defendant's entry of plea, based on the defendant's ongoing cooperation with the United States' investigation and prosecution of other individuals, the parties requested that the Court set no sentencing date. Furthermore, the parties requested that no referral be made to the Probation Office at that time for the preparation of the Presentence Report. The Court granted both of those requests. Since that time, the Court has set a series of sentencing status dates, which have been continued on paper numerous times pending the trial of the case United States v. Saleem Khan, CR 17-0295 HSG. The defendant Khan was scheduled to proceed to trial in February 2019. However, Khan entered guilty pleas to securities fraud charges in late January 2019. Khan's sentencing date is currently schedule for June 24, 2019.

3. It is possible that the defendant Chaganlal may be able to provide cooperation and assistance regarding the sentencing proceedings in the Khan case. As noted above, Khan's sentencing is now set for June 24, 2019.

4. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, and in order for the government and the Court to be able to assess the defendant Chaganlal's cooperation at the time of sentencing, the parties jointly request that the Court (1) refer this case to the Probation Office for preparation of the Presentence Report and (2) continue Chaganlal's sentencing date from June 10, 2019, to August 26, 2019.

5. A proposed Order is submitted herewith.

SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING,

For the reasons stated in the parties' Joint Motion and Request, the Court hereby (1) refers this case to the Probation Office for preparation of a presentence investigation report and (2) orders that the sentencing hearing in this case be continued from June 10, 2019, to August 26, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.