STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

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

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Phillip A. Talbert, United States Attorney, through Roger Yang, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and Heather Williams, Federal Defender, through Assistant Federal Defender Douglas J. Beevers, attorney for Larry D. Hampton, III, that the status conference hearingscheduled for March 24, 2017 be vacated and continued to May 26, 2017 at 9:00 a.m..

Defense has received substantial discovery and is expecting to receive more this week. Further, defense needs time to interview additional witnesses and examine large volumes of allegedly counterfeit items.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from this order's date through and including May 26, 2017, 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.

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 defendant in a speedy trial.

The Court orders the time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including May 26, 2017, 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 24, 2017 status conference hearingshall be continued until May 26, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. before Hon. Garland E. Burrell, Jr.