BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its counsel of record, and defendants, by and through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:
a. The defense needs additional time to consider a plea disposition, review discovery, and conduct further investigation. The government has provided a plea offer to the defendant.
b. Counsel for the government is unavailable on August 25, 2014, due to the death of a family member.
c. The parties believe that failure to grant the above-requested continuance would deny the defendants the reasonable time necessary for effective resolution and/or case preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence, and would deny continuity of counsel for the government.
d. Based on the above-stated findings, the ends of justice served by continuing the case as requested outweigh the interest of the public and the defendant in a trial within the original date prescribed by the Speedy Trial Act.
e. For the purpose of computing time under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161, et seq., within which trial must commence, the time period of August 25, 2014, to October 14, 2014, inclusive, is deemed excludable pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 3161(h)(7)(A), B(iv) because it results from a continuance granted by the Court at defendant's request on the basis of the Court's finding that the ends of justice served by taking such action outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
4. Nothing in this stipulation and order shall preclude a finding that other provisions of the Speedy Trial Act dictate that additional time periods are excludable from the period within which a trial must commence.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
IT IS SO ORDERED that the 1st Status Conference is continued from August 25, 2014 to October 14, 2014 at 1:00 PM before Judge McAuliffe. Time is excluded pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 3161(h)(7)(A),