STIPULATION TO MODIFY BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE AND TO CONTINUE TRIAL DATE; ORDER

LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, Chief District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel that the briefing schedule and hearing date currently set in Case No. 1:18-cr-00076-LJO-BAM and 1:18-cr-00075-LJO-BAM be modified as follows:

It is further stipulated that the trial currently scheduled to begin on September 24, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. shall be continued to October 1, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. or such later date as the Court may be available.

The requested continuance regarding the briefing schedule is with the intention of conserving time and resources for both parties and the court. The parties have been delayed in reviewing discovery and conducting investigation as a result of the volume of discovery and the manner in which discovery was organized by the law enforcement agencies involved. The requested continuance of the trial date is to accommodate government counsel's schedule.

The parties agree that the delay resulting from the continuance shall be excluded until July 15, 2019, in the interests of justice, including but not limited to, the need for the period of time set forth herein for effective defense preparation, defense investigation, and plea negotiation purposes pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and 3161(h)(7)(B)(i) and (iv). The parties further agree that the ends of justice served by taking this action outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial.

ORDER

The Court hereby grants the parties' request to modify the briefing schedule in the above-captioned matter as set forth in the above Stipulation. It is further ordered that the trial is continued to October 1, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.