STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINES FOR INFORMAL AND FORMAL OBJECTIONS AND TO CONTINUE SENTENCING HEARING; ORDER

LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, Chief District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective counsel, Assistant United States Attorney Brian Enos, counsel for plaintiff, and Assistant Federal Defenders Victor Chavez and Erin Snider, counsel for defendant Steven Andrew Dobson, that the deadlines for filing informal and formal objections to the Presentence Investigation Report ("PSR") be extended to February 5, 2019, and February 19, 2019, respectively, and the sentencing hearing currently scheduled for January 22, 2019, be continued to March 4, 2019, at 8:30 a.m.

On October 15, 2018, Mr. Dobson entered a plea of guilty to receipt and distribution of child pornography. The parties did not enter into a plea agreement and, therefore, did not stipulate as to the applicable Guidelines calculation. On December 11, 2018, probation filed the draft PSR. After reviewing the Guidelines calculation in the draft PSR, the defense wishes to hire a forensic expert to examine the evidence in this case to aid in a possible objection to the Guidelines calculation in the draft PSR. The defense has been in contact with the government to arrange for the forensic expert to conduct the necessary review of the images at issue. The parties agree that the sentencing hearing, and the current deadlines for informal and formal objections, should be continued pending the forensic expert's review.

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the deadline for filing informal objections is extended to February 5, 2019, the deadline for filing formal objections is extended to February 19, 2019, and the sentencing hearing currently scheduled for January 22, 2019, is continued to March 4, 2019, at 8:30 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.