EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge.
The parties hereby request that the status conference hearing date of April 25, 2018, presently scheduled at 2:30 p.m. before the Honorable Edward M. Chen, be vacated and the matter be reset for further status hearing on June 13, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. to permit sufficient time for the neuropsychological evaluation and report to be prepared and provided to defense counsel.
Defendant's counsel represents that she has fully informed Mr. Kinney of his Speedy Trial rights and that, to her knowledge, her client understands those rights and agrees to waive them. Defendant's counsel further believes that her client's decision to give up the right to be brought to trial earlier than if time were not excluded from the Speedy Trial Act is an informed and voluntary one.
The parties agree and stipulate that time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded from the date of this filing until June 13, 2018, under 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), for effective preparation of defense counsel while further investigation is conducted and legal research is performed.
SO STIPULATED.
Based on the assertions and agreement of the parties as set forth in the Stipulation, and good cause having been shown,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the above-captioned matter is continued to June 13, 2018 at 2:30 p.m., before the Honorable Edward M. Chen for further status conference.
The Court further finds that failing to exclude the time between the date of this filing and June 13, 2018, would unreasonably deny defense counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). The Court further finds that the ends of justice served by excluding the time between now and June 13, 2018, from computation under the Speedy Trial Act outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
Accordingly, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the time between today's date and June 13, 2018, shall be excluded from computation under the Speedy Trial Act. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv).