STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE SENTENCING

DALE A. DROZD, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, ROBERT LAMANUZZI attorney for Defendant RICHARD SAPIEN, and KIMBERLY SANCHEZ, Assistant U.S. Attorney for Plaintiff, that the sentencing hearing currently scheduled for December 11, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., shall be continued until JANUARY 22, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

This continuance is necessary because defense counsel needs additional time to prepare the sentencing memorandum due to unanticipated sentencing issues including a previously unknown prior that needs to be researched.

The parties stipulate that the time until the next hearing should be excluded from the calculation of time under the Speedy Trial Act. The parties stipulate that the ends of justice are served by the court excluding such time, so that counsel for the defendant 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). The parties stipulate and agree that the interests of justice are served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A).

ORDER

The court has reviewed and considered the stipulation of the parties to continue the sentencing in this case. Good cause appearing, the sentencing hearing as to the above named defendant currently scheduled for December 11, 2017, is continued until January 22, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 5 before District Judge Dale A. Drozd.

IT IS SO ORDERED.