STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE, AND TO EXCLUDE TIME

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their respective counsel, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott, through Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Yelovich, attorney for Plaintiff and Federal Defender Heather Williams, through Assistant Federal Defender Lexi Negin, attorney for defendant Isaac Esparza Cerna that the previously scheduled status conference date of November 15, 2018 be vacated and the matter be set for status conference on January 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Discovery has been either produced directly to counsel and/or made available for inspection and copying. Counsel for defendant desires additional time to consult with her client, to review the current charges, to conduct investigation and research related to the charges, and to otherwise prepare for trial.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded through and including January 17, 2019; 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 defense preparation.

All counsel and the defendant also agree that the ends of justice served by the Court granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial.

ORDER

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

Time excluded through January 17, 2019 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 defense counsel to prepare] and General Order 479, (Local Code T4). It is further ordered the November 15, 2018 status conference shall be continued until January 17, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.