STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE SENTENCING

DALE A. DROZD, District Judge.

TO: THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT; UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE and/or ITS REPRESENTATIVES:

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed by and between attorneys for the respective clients that the Sentencing hearing currently on calendar for January 29, 2018, at 1:30 p.m., be continued to April 16, 2018 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is convenient to the court's calendar.

This continuance is requested by counsel for Defendant, SYLVIA OCHOA, due to the fact that Defendant is currently under the treatment of a doctor for Postpartum Depression and high blood pressure following giving birth to her second child on November 16, 2017. Ms. Ochoa had a pregnancy that was considered "high risk" and she suffered from high blood pressure and other complications during her pregnancy. Ms. Ochoa met with her doctor yesterday, who provided my office with a letter outlining her current condition. A copy of a letter from Ms. Ochoa's physician office is attached hereto. Counsel is requesting that the Sentencing hearing in this matter be continued for two months to allow Defendant to seek treatment for her postpartum depression. Defendant, her doctor, and counsel are concerned that moving forward with the Sentencing could put her at risk now and in the future.

Counsel for Defendant has spoken with Assistant U.S. Attorney, MICHAEL TIERNEY, who has no objection to this continuance.

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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 January 29, 2018, is continued until April 16, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. in courtroom 5 before District Judge Dale A. Drozd. No further extensions of time for this purpose will be granted absented a compelling showing of good cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.