Filed: May 15, 2019
Latest Update: May 15, 2019
Summary: STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE; ORDER SHEILA K. OBERTO , District Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, that the status conference scheduled for May 20, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. be continued to August 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. The government is in the process of producing additional discovery at the request of the defense, which the defense will need additional time to review and to evaluate the need for a motions schedule. Th
Summary: STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE; ORDER SHEILA K. OBERTO , District Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, that the status conference scheduled for May 20, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. be continued to August 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. The government is in the process of producing additional discovery at the request of the defense, which the defense will need additional time to review and to evaluate the need for a motions schedule. The..
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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE; ORDER
SHEILA K. OBERTO, District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, that the status conference scheduled for May 20, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. be continued to August 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
The government is in the process of producing additional discovery at the request of the defense, which the defense will need additional time to review and to evaluate the need for a motions schedule. The parties will also use this time to advance plea negotiations.
Based on the foregoing the parties agree that the ends of justice served by resetting the status conference date outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Therefore the parties agree that time is excludable pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A), (B)(iv).
Respectfully submitted,
MCGREGOR SCOTT
United States Attorney
Dated: May 13, 2019. /s/Jeffrey Spivak
JEFFREY SPIVAK
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS
Federal Defender
Dated: May 13, 2019. /s/Megan T. Hopkins
MEGAN T. HOPKINS
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorneys for Defendant
MIGUEL VILLARREAL
ORDER
The parties' request for a continuance is DENIED. This case has been pending since July 2018. At the status conference on February 19, 2019, the Court set a further status conference on May 20, 2019, and asked the parties to be prepared to set the case for trial at the next status conference.
The Court understands the need for the parties to conduct additional investigation and to obtain information, so they may properly evaluate the case. This does not, however, preclude the setting of a trial date. The Court will accommodate the parties' request for a trial date that provides them sufficient time to conduct further investigations and engage in plea negotiations.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
