JAMES C. MAHAN, District Judge.
COMES NOW Plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by and through its attorneys, STEVEN MYHRE, Acting United States Attorney, J. PATRICK BURNS, Assistant United States Attorney, and LISA CARTIER-GIROUX, Assistant United States Attorney; Defendant DARLENE TAYLOR McCORD, by and through her attorney, JEFFREY B. SETNESS, ESQ. of the law firm of FABIAN VANCOTT; Defendant JAMES BERT McCORD, by and through his attorney, ROBERT M. McCALLUM, ESQ. of the law firm LESOURD & PATTEN; and hereby files the following Joint Motion to Extend the Time for Filing Pretrial Motions and Disclosure of Expert/Summary Witnesses based upon the following.
1. On April 12, 2017, the Court filed an Order (Doc.
2. The Parties have agreed on the general terms of a Plea Agreement, and the United States is currently in the process of drafting a Plea Agreement.
3. In the unlikely event that a Plea Agreement is not reached, the Parties wish to preserve the right to file pretrial motions and disclose expert and/or summary witnesses.
Based upon the foregoing, it is respectfully requested that
1. The current deadline within which to file any and all pretrial motions; notices of defense; and disclose expert witnesses/summary witnesses of Friday, August 4, 2017 be vacated and continued to Friday, August 18, 2017.
2. The current deadline in which to file any responses to said Motions of Friday, August 18, 2017 be vacated and continued to Friday, September 1, 2017.
3. The current deadline in which to file any replies of Friday, August 25, 2017 be vacated and continued to Friday, September 8, 2017.
4. Calendar Call remain scheduled for Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.
5. Trial remain scheduled for Monday, September 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
Based upon the Joint Motion and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The current deadline within which to file any and all pretrial motions; notices of defense; and disclose expert witnesses/summary witnesses of Friday, August 4, 2017 be vacated and continued to Friday, August 18, 2017.
2. The current deadline in which to file any responses to said Motions of Friday, August 18, 2017 be vacated and continued to Friday, September 1, 2017.
3. The current deadline in which to file any replies of Friday, August 25, 2017 be vacated and continued to Friday, September 8, 2017.
4. Calendar Call remain scheduled for Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.
5. Trial remain scheduled for Monday, September 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.