STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE AND EXCLUDING TIME

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

It is hereby stipulated and agreed between plaintiff, United States of America, and defendant, David A. Turcios, that the status conference scheduled for January 16, 2018, may be continued to February 27, 2018, at 9:15 a.m.

The defense has requested additional documents relevant to Mr. Turcios's military employment during the time covered by the indictment (the events alleged in the indictment occurred in Afghanistan in 2011). The defense also needs additional time to consult with an expert whose testimony will be needed at trial. The parties therefore agree that the status conference should be continued to February 27, 2018, and ask the Court to order time excluded under the Speedy Trial Act through that date in order to afford necessary time for effective preparation. The parties agree that the interests of justice to be served by a continuance outweigh the best interests of Mr. Turcios and the public in a speedy trial, and ask the Court to order time excluded pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (b)(iv).

ORDER

The status conference is continued to February 27, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. The court finds that the ends of justice served by granting a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial for the reasons stated above. Time is therefore excluded from the date of this order through February 27, 2018, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv).

IT IS SO ORDERED.