STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE, AND TO EXCLUDE TIME

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott, through Assistant United States Attorney Timothy H. Delgado, attorney for Plaintiff; Federal Defender Heather Williams, through Assistant Federal Defender Sean Riordan, attorney for defendant Gabriel Sanchez Madris; and Dina Santos, attorney for defendant Mark Espinoza that the previously scheduled status conference date of April 3, 2018 be vacated and the matter be set for status conference on April 10, 2018 at 9:15 a.m.

Defense counsel require additional time for defense mitigation investigation.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date of this stipulation, March 28, 2018, through and including April 10, 2018; pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161 (h)(7)(A)and (B)(iv)[reasonable time to prepare] and General 479, Local Code T4 based upon defense preparation.

All counsel and the defendants also agree that the ends of justice served by the Court granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, the Court, having received, read, and considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefore, adopts the parties' stipulation in its entirety as its order. The Court specifically finds the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny defense counsel reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. The Court finds the ends of justice served by granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and defendants in a speedy trial.

The Court orders the time from the date the parties' stipulation, March 28, 2018, up to and including April 10, 2018, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of 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 defense counsel to prepare] and General Order 479, (Local Code T4). It is further ordered the April 3, 2018 status conference shall be continued until April 10, 2018, at 9:15 a.m.