STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE

GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between assistant U.S. Attorney Justin L. Lee, counsel for the plaintiff United States of America, and John E. Virga, counsel for Defendant Kendall Thrift, that the status conference currently scheduled for April 10, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., be continued until April 24, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. The defense is considering a pending settlement offer provided by the government. Additionally, on March 29, 2015, the government provided the defense with additional discovery. The defense is evaluating the offer, the new discovery, and the parties are working diligently toward resolution of the case.

It is further stipulated that the time for trial under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date of the signing of this order through and including April 24, 2015, pursuant to 18 U.S.C., section 3161 (h)(7)(B)(iv) and Local Code T4, (reasonable time to prepare) and that the ends of justice would be served by granting the continuance outweigh the best interest of the public and defendant to a speedy trial.

Justin L. Lee agrees to this request and has authorized John E. Virga to sign this stipulation on his behalf.

ORDER

Based upon the representations by counsel and the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

The hearing date of April 10, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. is vacated, and continued until April 24, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.

The Court further finds that the ends of justice outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Accordingly, time under the Speedy Trial Act shall be excluded through April 24, 2015.