STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE SENTENCING HEARING ON VIOLATION OF SUPERVISED RELEASE

DALE A. DROZD, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto, through their respective counsel, that the sentencing hearing in the above-captioned matter now set for February 25, 2019 may be continued to March 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Defense counsel is currently seeking to have Mr. Santos placed at two different inpatient Native American substance abuse treatment facilities, Turtle Lodge in Fresno and Three Rivers Lodge in Manteca. Currently, Mr. Santos is on the waiting list at Turtle Lodge and calls in every Friday, as required, to maintain his spot on the waitlist. As for Three Rivers, the program requested some follow up documentation from Mr. Santos, which has now been provided, so he is now pending an acceptance decision there. Defense is seeking the additional time to have more clarity on the program options to present to the Court at the time of sentencing.

Counsel for government, while indicating they are not in agreement with a program for Mr. Santos at this time, has no objection for the continuance to the requested date. The United States Probation Officer is also available on the requested date.

As this is a sentencing hearing, no exclusion of time is necessary under the Speedy Trial Act.

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, the requested continuance is granted for good cause. The sentencing hearing as to Joaquin Otis Santos currently set for February 25, 2019 is continued to March 11, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.