STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXCLUDING TIME FROM JULY 14, 2017 THROUGH AUGUST 11, 2017

JON S. TIGAR, District Judge.

Plaintiff United States of America and defendant Marcus L. Jones, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:

1. On July 14, 2017, the parties appeared before the Court for the third District Court appearance in this case. The parties reported to the Court that they have made considerable progress towards a resolution of the case, but during the hearing, the defendant requested additional time to discuss the proposed plea agreement with defense counsel. Pursuant to the Court's suggestion and the defendant's request, the Court set the matter for a change of plea hearing on August 11, 2017.

2. The parties jointly stipulated to exclude the time from July 14, 2017, through August 11, 2017, from the time in which the defendant must be brought to trial pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq. The government produced discovery in this case on May 5, 2017, and the defense subsequently requested additional discovery regarding the firearms seized in this case. The government located and produced the additional discovery, and the defense needs additional time to review the discovery and discuss the proposed plea agreement with Mr. Jones. Therefore, the parties agree that the time period from July 14, 2017, through August 11, 2017, inclusive, should be excluded pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and (h)(7)(B)(iv) on the basis that the ends of justice served by the continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial, and failing to exclude this time would deny counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

Based upon the representations of counsel and for good cause shown, the Court finds that failing to exclude the time from July 14, 2017, through August 11, 2017, would deny counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). The Court further finds that the ends of justice served by excluding the time from July 14, 2017, through August 11, 2017, from computation under the Speedy Trial Act outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the matter is set before this Court on August 11, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. for a change of plea hearing, and that the time from July 14, 2017, through August 11, 2017, shall be excluded from computation under the Speedy Trial Act. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv).