STIPULATION AND ORDER; CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE AND EXCLUDING TIME

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and COURTNEY FEIN, attorney for PHILLIP SELFA that the status conference hearing date of November 13, 2012, be vacated, and the matter be set for status conference/change of plea on January 29, 2013, at 9:45 a.m..

The reason for this continuance is to allow defense counsel additional time to review the discovery, consult with her client, examine possible defenses, and continue investigating the facts of the cases. Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree that the time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date of signing of this order through and including January 29, 2013. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161 (h)(7)(A)and (B)(iv)[reasonable time to prepare] and Local Code T4 based upon continuity of counsel.

ORDER

UPON GOOD CAUSE SHOWN and the stipulation of all parties, it is ordered that the November 13, 2012, status conference hearing be continued to January 29, 2013 at 9:45 a.m. Based on the representation of defense counsel and good cause appearing therefrom, the Court hereby finds that the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny defense counsel reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. The Court finds that the ends of justice to be served by granting a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. It is ordered that time up to and including the January 29, 2013 status conference shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this matter must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T-4, to allow defense counsel reasonable time to prepare.