STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL CONFIRMATION AND TRIAL DATES, AND EXCLUDING TIME UNDER THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR., Senior District Judge.

Whereas, the United States believes there is a reasonable possibility that in the next few weeks it will obtain the cooperation of one or more witnesses with information relevant to this case, and, as a consequence, the United States will be producing additional discovery of approximately 800 pages of discovery to each defendant in connection with related cases, Nos. 2:16-CR-216 GEB, 2:16-CR-224 GEB, 2:16-CR-225 GEB, and 2:16-CR-235 GEB that are all currently set for a joint trial;

Whereas, each defense counsel desires additional time after counsel's review and investigation of the new discovery provided by the United States to aid in the preparation of his/her respective client's defense and otherwise advise the client on the ramifications of accepting or rejecting any plea offer made to the client.

Whereas, there are currently four defendants remaining who are scheduled for trial in this case, although the number of defendants who actually proceed to trial may change; and

Whereas, the criminal conspiratorial acts charged in the Indictments in each of the four related case are alleged to have taken place in multiple counties and multiple federal judicial districts, and are alleged to involve approximately 255 banking transactions. The United States anticipates relying on several hundred exhibits at trial,

It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between plaintiff United States of America, on the one hand, and defendants Zachery Joseph Bastien and Jenivive Sahra McIntyre, on the other hand, through their respective attorneys, that:

(1) the presently set May 3, 2019, trial confirmation hearing shall be continued to December 6, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.;

(2) the presently set June 25, 2019, trial date shall be continued to January 21, 2020;

(3) the Court shall find that this case is unusual and complex, as related to the other three cases, due to the number of defendants (four), and the nature of the prosecution (as described above) that it is unreasonable to expect adequate preparation for pretrial proceedings or for the trial itself within the time limits established by 18 U.S.C. § 3161;

(4) the Court shall find that the denial of the requested continuance would deny counsel for each defendant the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence;

(5) the Court shall find that the ends of justice served by the granting of such continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial;

(6) the Court shall set a status conference date of May 17, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. for defendant Zachery Joseph Bastien for a possible change of plea; and

(7) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(ii) and (iv) and Local Codes T2 and T4, the Court shall exclude time from the date of the parties' stipulation, May 1, 2019, until the proposed January 21, 2020, trial date from computation of time within which the trial of this matter must be commenced to allow each defense counsel time to prepare his/her client's defense.

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation of respective counsel for the parties, and good cause appearing therefrom, the Court adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety as its ORDER.

The Court hereby finds that:

(1) the case, as related to the other three cases, is unusual and complex due to the number of defendants (four) and the nature of the prosecution (as described above) that it is unreasonable to expect adequate preparation for pretrial proceedings or for the trial itself within the time limits established by 18 U.S.C. § 3161;

(2) the denial of the requested continuance would deny counsel for each defendant the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence; and

(3) the ends of justice served by the granting of such continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial. Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that: