STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE, AND TO EXCLUDE TIME

TROY L. NUNLEY, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Phillip A. Talbert, United States Attorney, through Ross Naughton, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, Heather Williams, Federal Defender, through Assistant Federal Defender Sean Riordan, attorney for Mark W. Kaiser that the status conference scheduled for March 9, 2017 be vacated and continued to April 6, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.

The Government has provided defense counsel with a proposed plea agreement. Defense counsel for Mr. Kaiser requires additional time to review the discovery, to conduct additional investigation and legal research, and to confer with his client about how to proceed in this case.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded as of March 7, 2017, the date of the parties' stipulation, through and including April 6, 2017; 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.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, the Court, having received, read, and considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefrom, adopts the parties' stipulation in its entirety as its order. The Court 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 finds the ends of justice are served by granting the requested continuance and outweigh the best interests of the public and defendants in a speedy trial.

The Court orders from the time of the parties' stipulation, March 7, 2017, up to and including April 6, 2017, 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 for counsel to prepare] and General Order 479, (Local Code T4). It is further ordered the March 9, 2017 status conference shall be continued until April 6, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.