STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiff United States of America, through its respective counsel, and defendant Shawn Darrell Wilson, aka Kenneth Bryant, through his counsel of record, stipulate that the status conference now set for July 5, 2018, be continued to August 2, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

On March 15, 2018, Mr. Wilson was arraigned on the 18-count Indictment in this case. (ECF Nos. 3, 8.) In the weeks following, the government produced discovery to the defense that included 115 pages of reports and memoranda, as well as eight compact disks that included dozens of audio and video recordings. In early May 2018, the government provided the defense with 40 pages of additional reports and records. Defense counsel requires additional time to review these materials individually and with her client, to conduct additional investigation, to research potential defenses and motions, and to prepare for trial.

Based on the foregoing, the parties stipulate that the status conference currently set for July 5, 2018, be continued to August 2, 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 August 2, 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 defendant 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 defendant in a speedy trial.

Time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including August 2, 2018, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial in this case must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, 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 July 5, 2018 status conference be continued until August 2, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.