STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING AND EXCLUDE TIME

KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff, United States of America, by and through Assistant United States Attorney MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, and Defendant CRYSTAL C. COOPER, through her attorney DENNIS S. WAKS, hereby stipulate to continue the Preliminary Hearing set for May 02, 2017 to May 30, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.

The parties agree that the time beginning from the date of this stipulation extending through May 30, 2017, should be excluded from the calculation of time under the Speedy Trial Act. Further, the Defendant consents to an extension of the time for a Preliminary Hearing until May 30, 2017. Fed.R.Crim.P. 5.1(d). The parties submit that the ends of justice are served by the Court excluding such time, so that they may have reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). In particular, the time is required so that the parties can conduct investigation and the government can provide advance discovery to defense counsel. Ms. Cooper consents to this continuance. Defense counsel was recently appointed to this case, will be unavailable on May 2, 2017, and will need additional time to review discovery and meet with Ms. Cooper.

The parties stipulate that the interests of justice outweigh the interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(b) and (h)(7)(A), and further that this good cause outweighs the public's interest in the prompt disposition of criminal cases. Fed.R.Crim.P. 5.1(d).

ORDER

The Court has read and considered the Stipulation for the Extension of Time for Preliminary Hearing pursuant to Rule 5.1(d) and Exclusion of Time, filed by the parties in this matter. The Court hereby finds that the Stipulation, which this Court incorporates by reference into this Order, demonstrates good cause for an extension of time for the Preliminary Hearing date, pursuant to Rule 5.1(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Furthermore, for the reasons set forth in the parties' Stipulation, the Court finds that the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). The Court further finds that the extension of time would not adversely affect the public's interest in the prompt disposition of criminal cases.

THEREFORE, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN:

1. The date of the Preliminary Hearing is extended to May 30, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.

2. This time up to and including May 30, 2017, shall be excluded from the calculation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A) and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5.1(d).

IT IS SO ORDERED.