Filed: Sep. 26, 2018
Latest Update: Sep. 26, 2018
Summary: STIPULATION TO CONTINUE SENTENCING (First Request) ANDREW P. GORDON , District Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Robert Knief, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, and David T. Brown, counsel for defendant, that sentencing, currently scheduled for October 2, 2018, be continued for at least thirty (30) days, and that it be set for a date and time convenient to the court. This Stipulation is entered into for the following reaso
Summary: STIPULATION TO CONTINUE SENTENCING (First Request) ANDREW P. GORDON , District Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Robert Knief, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, and David T. Brown, counsel for defendant, that sentencing, currently scheduled for October 2, 2018, be continued for at least thirty (30) days, and that it be set for a date and time convenient to the court. This Stipulation is entered into for the following reason..
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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE SENTENCING (First Request)
ANDREW P. GORDON, District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Robert Knief, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, and David T. Brown, counsel for defendant, that sentencing, currently scheduled for October 2, 2018, be continued for at least thirty (30) days, and that it be set for a date and time convenient to the court. This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
1. The instant case is one where the defendant promptly entered a plea.
2. The undersigned and the defendant are in the process of preparing for the sentencing hearing and feel additional time is needed to be properly prepared.
3. The undersigned was out of the country when the pre-sentence report arrived and needs more time to meet with the client a few more times to finalize the sentencing memorandum and prepare the defendant for sentencing.
4. The defendant doesn't speak English so the only way to communicate is in person with the aid of an interpreter.
5. The defendant is aware of the need to prepare for sentencing and he has no objection to this request for a continuance.
6. The additional time requested herein is not sought for purposes of delay.
This is the first request for continuance filed herein.
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER
Based on the pending Stipulation of counsel, and good cause appearing therefore, the Court finds that:
1. The instant case is one where the defendant promptly entered a plea.
2. The undersigned and the defendant are in the process of preparing for the sentencing hearing and feel additional time is needed to be properly prepared.
3. The undersigned was out of the country when the pre-sentence report arrived and needs more time to meet with the client a few more times to finalize the sentencing memorandum and prepare the defendant for sentencing.
4. The defendant doesn't speak English so the only way to communicate is in person with the aid of an interpreter.
5. The defendant is aware of the need to prepare for sentencing and he has no objection to this request for a continuance.
6. The additional time requested herein is not sought for purposes of delay. This is the first request for continuance filed herein.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Tuesday, October, 2, 2018, sentencing be vacated and continued to November 15, 2018, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom # 6C.
