STIPULATION TO CONTINUE SENTENCING HEARING AND ORDER THEREON

LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, Chief District Judge.

Defendant, LENELE MARIA NUNEZ, by and through her counsel, John F. Garland and the United States of America, by and through its counsel, McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney and Kathleen A. Servatius, Assistant United States Attorney, hereby stipulate to continue the defendant's sentencing hearing from September 24, 2018 to June 10, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. This continuance is necessary for the following reasons:

(1) The defendant had major surgery on November 10, 2016 to remove a cancerous tumor and her physician had determined that she needed chemotherapy treatments to be administered for six months (mid-January through mid-July).

(2) In May 2017 the defendant was not responding to the chemotherapy treatments and her physician discovered that a new tumor had developed and the cancer was very aggressive.

(3) The defendant's physician referred her to Stanford University Medical Center where the physicians confirmed that the cancer was very aggressive and had advanced to stage four. The Stanford medical team scheduled the defendant for surgery on August 2, 2017. On July 31, 2017 the defendant's August 2nd surgery was cancelled because the Stanford medical team determined that radiation treatment was necessary in order to shrink the tumor and reduce the possibility that the cancer would spread throughout the defendant's body.

(4) The defendant completed the radiation treatments in September 2017 but the treatments were not successful in shrinking the new tumor. The radiation treatments caused the defendant severe pain and discomfort resulting in hospitalization and a pulmonary embolism was discovered. The defendant is currently being treated with blood thinners and undergoing immunotherapy to combat the cancer and shrink the tumor. The defendant underwent immunotherapy treatments (treatment every three weeks) for five months which treatments proved to be successful in shrinking the tumor.

(5) On August 3, 2018 the doctors discovered the defendant was nine weeks pregnant and the immunotherapy treatment was placed on hold due to the risks to the defendant and the fetus. The Stanford medical team has advised the defendant that the immunotherapy should resume approximately four to six weeks after the baby is delivered and subject to the defendant's health condition at that time.

(6) The Stanford medical team previously informed the defendant that the recovery period after the surgery is 12 to 16 weeks, to be followed with more chemotherapy treatment. Because the new surgery has not been scheduled, counsel cannot calculate the time necessary for the defendant to complete all of the anticipated post-surgery treatment. In light of the foregoing, the parties have agreed to continue the defendant's sentencing hearing to June 10, 2019.

(7) This continuance will also allow the defendant and the United States Probation Office to include the defendant's most current health condition and medical treatment needs in the Presentence Investigation Report, which are relevant factors to be considered by the Court in determining a reasonable sentence. United States Probation Officer Ross Micheli has no objection to the requested continuance.

The parties further stipulate that any delay resulting from this continuance shall be excluded on the following basis:

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, based on the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the sentencing hearing for defendant LENELE MARIA NUNEZ is continued to June 10, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.