STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Phillip A. Talbert, Acting United States Attorney, through Michelle Rodriguez, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, Dina Lee Santos, attorney for Michele Reyes Serrano and Heather Williams, Federal Defender, through Assistant Federal Defender, Jerome Price, attorney for Raleigh Rana Figueras that the status conference currently scheduled for October 20, 2016, may be continued to December 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

Defense counsel requires additional time to review discovery with the defendants and continue investigating the facts of the case. Additionally, defense counsel requires more time to investigate factors that impact the sentence exposure.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from this order's date through and including December 8, 2016; pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (h)(7)(A) and (B(iv)[reasonable time to prepare] and General Order 479, Local Code T4 based upon continuity of counsel and defense preparation.

Counsel and the defendant also agree that the ends of justice served by the Court granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.

ORDER

The Court having received, read, and considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefore, adopts the parties' stipulation in its entirety as its order. It specifically finds the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny counsel reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. The Court further finds the ends of justice are served by granting the requested continuance and outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial.

Time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including December 8, 2016, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this case must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (h)(7)(A) and (B(iv)[reasonable time to prepare] and General Order 479, Local Code T4. It is further ordered the October 20, 2016 status conference shall be continued until December 8, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.