STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

TROY L. NUNLEY, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney, through Assistant United States Attorney Jason Hitt, attorney for Plaintiff and Federal Defender Heather E. Williams through Assistant Federal Defender Mia Crager, attorney for Derrick Walker, that the status conference, currently scheduled for February 21, 2019, be continued to May 2, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

The reason is that defense counsel needs further time to conduct an investigation and that further discovery is about to be disclosed, after which defense counsel will need time to examine it and review it with her client.

Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded of this order's date through and including May 2, 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 continuity of counsel and defense preparation.

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 defendant in a speedy trial.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, 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. The Court specifically finds 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 finds the ends of justice are served by granting the requested continuance and outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial.

The Court orders the time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including May 2, 2019, shall be excluded 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 counsel to prepare] and General Order 479, (Local Code T4). It is further ordered the February 21, 2019 status conference shall be continued until May 2, 2019, at 9:30 a.m.