STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney through Matthew Morris, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and Heather Williams, Federal Defender, through Assistant Federal Defender Noa E. Oren, attorneys for Huey Leung, that the status conference scheduled for June 28, 2018 be vacated and be continued to August 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

Defense counsel requires additional time to review discovery with the defendant and to pursue mitigation investigation, as well as continue negotiations toward a non-trial.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from this order's date through and including August 2, 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.

ORDER

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

The Court orders a status conference on August 2, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. Time from June 28, 2018 up to and including August 2, 2018, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this case must commence under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7), and Local Code T4.

IT IS SO ORDERED.