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, and Sebastian Rubio-Aboyte, through their respective counsel of record, stipulate that the status conference currently set for April 26, 2018, be continued to May 17, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.1

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 143 pages of written materials (i.e., the U.S. Forest Service's official report of investigation, and an environmental impact report, among other items), and a disk containing numerous photos and videos of the incident site. Defense counsel require additional time to review these materials, 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 undersigned parties stipulate that the status conference currently set for April 26, 2018, be continued to May 17, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. The parties further agree that time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including May 17, 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.

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

Time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including May 17, 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 to prepare] and General Order 479 (Local Code T4). It is further ordered that the April 26, 2018 status conference be continued until May 17, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.