STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiff United States of America, through its undersigned counsel, and Defendants Guillermo Rubio-Alvarado, Omar Rubio-Alvarado, Sebastian Rubio-Aboyte, and Fortino Chavarin-Parra, through their respective counsel of record, stipulate that the status conference currently set for February 22, 2018, be continued to March 29, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

On August 17, 2017, all four Defendants were arraigned on the three-count Indictment. (ECF No. 20.) Since that time, the United States has produced to each defense counsel all discovery relevant to this case. This includes approximately 115 pages of written materials (i.e., the U.S. Forest Service's official report of investigation), as well as a disk containing numerous photos and videos of the incident site. The government will also be producing an environmental impact report that relates to the charges later today. Defense counsel will require additional time to review this new material, as well as the material already produced, to confer with their clients, to conduct further research and investigation about the charged offenses, and to otherwise prepare for trial.

Based on the foregoing, the parties stipulate that the status conference currently set for February 22, 2018, be continued to March 29, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. The parties further agree that time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date this order issues to and including March 29, 2018, under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) [reasonable time to prepare] and General Order 479, Local Code T4, based on continuity of counsel and defense preparation.

Counsel and the Defendants also agree that the ends of justice served by the Court granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the Defendants in a speedy trial.

ORDER

The Court, having received and considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefore, adopts the parties' stipulation in its entirety as its order. It specifically finds that 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 further finds that the ends of justice are served by granting the requested continuance and outweigh the best interests of the public and the Defendants in a speedy trial.

Time from the date the parties stipulated, to and including March 29, 2018, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial in 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 that the February 22, 2018 status conference shall be continued until March 29, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.