STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE SENTENCING

(FIRST REQUEST)

JENNIFER A. DORSEY, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Telia U. Williams, Esq., counsel for the defendant, CODY WILLIAMS-JACKSON, and Richard Anthony Lopez, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, that the sentencing hearing currently scheduled for Monday, August 6, 2018 at 10:00am, be vacated and continued to a time convenient to the court, but no less than thirty (30) days. A proposed order is attached herein.

This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:

1. Undersigned counsel is just finishing a jury trial (United States v. Qazi, 2:15-cr-0014), and will begin another jury trial in less than two (2) weeks, on August 14, 2018, (United States v. Wright, 2:17-cr-00142-JAD-VCF), that requires her time and attention, making it difficult for her to be fully prepared for this sentencing hearing, including meeting again with the defendant, who is in custody;

2. In addition, the defendant, Cody Williams-Jackson, anticipates that others among his co-defendants will enter guilty pleas in the interim, potentially leading to a more favorable sentencing calculation and/or variance in his case;

3. Counsel for the United States has no objection to this continuance;

4. The defendant, who is in custody, does not object to the continuance.

5. This is the first request for a continuance of the sentencing date.

ORDER TO CONTINUE SENTENCING DATE

FINDINGS OF FACT

Based on the Stipulation of counsel, and good cause appearing therefore, the court finds that the Stipulation by and between the United States and Cody Williams-Jackson is entered into for the following reasons:

1. Undersigned counsel is just finishing a jury trial (United States v. Qazi, 2:15-cr-00014), and will begin another jury trial in less than two (2) weeks, on August 14, 2018, (United States v. Wright, 2:17-cr-00142-JAD-VCF), that requires her time and attention, making it difficult for her to fully prepare for this sentencing hearing, including meeting again with the defendant, who is in custody;

2. In addition, the defendant, Cody Williams-Jackson, anticipates that others among his co-defendants will enter guilty pleas in the interim, potentially leading to a more favorable sentencing calculation and/or variance in his case;

3. Counsel for the defendant, Cody Williams-Jackson, has spoken to her client in this case, who is in custody, and has no objection to the continuance.

4. The parties agree to a continuance of thirty (30) days.

5. This is the first request for a continuance of the sentencing date.

6. Denial of this request for continuance could result in the miscarriage of justice.

For all of the above-stated reasons, the ends of justice would best be served if defendant's

sentencing was rescheduled.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the sentencing hearing currently scheduled for August 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., be vacated and continued to the September 17 day of 2018, at the hour of 11:00 at the hour of a.m.