KANDIS A. WESTMORE, Magistrate Judge.
The Court has set January 3, 2013 as the date for a preliminary hearing or arraignment. The parties hereby stipulate to move the preliminary hearing or arraignment dates as follows:
The parties request that the Court extend the time limits provided by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5.1(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 3161 through the dates listed above for the respective defendants. This extension of time is necessary for the parties to explore possible pre-indictment resolution, to produce and to receive discovery, and for effective preparation of counsel.
Pursuant to Rule 5.1(d), the defendant and the government consent to the extension of time, and the parties represent that good cause exists for this extension, including the effective preparation of counsel. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). For the same reasons, the parties also request that the Court exclude from the time limits of 18 U.S.C. § 3161 the period from the date of this Order through the dates listed above for the respective defendants. The parties also agree that the ends of justice served by granting such an exclusion of time outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).
SO STIPULATED:
For the reasons stated above, the Court sets the following dates as the dates for the arraignment or preliminary hearing for the respective defendants:
The Court finds that extension of time limits applicable under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5.1(c) from the date of this Order through the dates above for the respective defendants, is warranted; that exclusion of this period from the time limits applicable under 18 U.S.C. § 3161is warranted; that the ends of justice served by the continuance outweigh the interests of the public and the defendant in the prompt disposition of this criminal case; and that the failure to grant the requested exclusion of time would deny counsel for the defendant and for the government the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation and continuity of counsel, taking into account the exercise of due diligence, and would result in a miscarriage of justice. 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(B)(iv).