STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney, through Matthew Craig Thuesen, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and Heather Williams, Federal Defender, through Assistant Federal Defender Douglas J. Beevers, attorneys for Jose Alfredo Arroyo Aguilar, that the status conference scheduled for March 5, 2019, at 9:15 a.m., be vacated and the matter continued to April 2, 2019, at 9:15 a.m. for status conference.

Defense counsel requires additional time to conduct further investigation regarding potential witnesses, to engage in legal research, and to consult with an expert.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from February 25, 2019, through and including April 2, 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.

counsel and the defendant also agree that the ends pf justice served by the Court granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.

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 defendants in a speedy trial.

The Court orders the time from the date the parties stipulated, March 1, 2019, up to and including April 2, 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 March 5, 2019 status conference shall be continued until April 2, 2019, at 9:15 a.m.