STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

Plaintiff United States of America, through its undersigned counsel, and defendant Ann Marie Vance, through her counsel of record, stipulate that the status conference now set for March 5, 2019, be continued to April 2, 2019, at 9:15 a.m.

On December 26, 2017, Ms. Vance was arraigned on the six-count Indictment in this case. (ECF No. 13.) The United States produced all of the relevant discovery in this case in the weeks following. In June 2018, Todd D. Leras assumed responsibility for the defense case from the Office of the Federal Defendant, and Mr. Leras has represented Ms. Vance continuously since. (ECF No. 39.)

Mr. Leras requires a brief period of additional time to review the discovery already produced, to discuss these materials with her clients, to conduct additional investigation, and to otherwise prepare for trial. In addition, Mr. Leras requires additional time to review the potential implications of the recently-enacted First Step Act and to discuss the matter with the defendant.

Based on the foregoing, the parties stipulate that the status conference currently scheduled for March 5, 2019, be continued to April 2, 2019, at 9:15 a.m. The parties further agree that time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date the parties stipulated up to and including April 2, 2019, under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) [reasonable time to prepare] and General Order 479 [Local Code T4], based on continuity of counsel and defense preparation.

Counsel and the defendants also agree that the ends of justice served by the Court granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial.

ORDER

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

The Court orders that the time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including April 2, 2019, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial in 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 that the March 5, 2019 status conference be continued until April 2, 2019, at 9:15 a.m.