MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney, through Roger Yang, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and Toni White, attorney for Lashawndra Walker, and Heather Williams, Federal Defender, through Assistant Federal Defender Hannah R. Labaree, attorneys for Samantha Sampson, that the status conference scheduled for May 3, 2018 be vacated and continued to July 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.
Counsel for defendants desire additional time to conduct further investigation and to discuss plea negotiations with the government and their clients.
Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from this order's date through and including July 19, 2018, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161 (h)(7)(A)and (B)(iv)[reasonable time to prepare] and General Order 479, Local Code T4 based upon continuity of counsel and defense preparation.
The Court, having received, read, and considered the parties' stipulation, and good cause appearing therefrom, adopts the parties' stipulation in its entirety as its order. It specifically finds 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 the ends of justice are served by granting the requested continuance and outweigh the best interests of the public and defendants in a speedy trial.
Time from the date the parties stipulated, May 3, 2018, up to and including July 19, 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 counsel to prepare] and General Order 479, (Local Code T4). It is further ordered the May 3, 2018 status conference shall be continued until July 19, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED.