STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RESCHEDULE STATUS CONFERENCE

GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge.

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE that the status conference currently set for October 10, 2014, be continued to November 14, 2014, and stipulate that the time beginning October 10, 2014, and extending through November 14, 2014, should be excluded from the calculation of time under the Speedy Trial Act. The parties submit that the ends of justice are served by the Court excluding such time, so that counsel for defendant may have reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. Therefore, the parties agree that 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A)and(B)(iv) establishes a basis for the exclusion of time under the Speedy Trial Act.

The parties are in the process of discussing and negotiating a resolution to this case, and although the case itself is not complex, there are issues of significance which must be determined to the satisfaction of both parties before and agreement can be reached. It appears that all relevant information has presently been provided by both sides, and the parties are very close to reaching a resolution; however, require additional time to finalize the potential plea agreement. The parties stipulate and agree that the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A)and(B)(iv) and Local Code T-4.

IT IS SO ORDERED.