STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SETTING HEARING DATE AND EXCLUDING TIME FROM THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT CALCULATION

RICHARD SEEBORG, District Judge.

Defendant, Francis Paul Chick, represented by attorney Robert Waggener, and the Government, represented by Sloan Heffron, Assistant United States Attorney, appeared before the Court on May 29, 2018 for an initial appearance in District Court and status conference. Counsel for defendant represented that additional time was needed for attorney preparation.

The Court set a further status conference for June 26, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Defendant requested that time be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act between May 29, 2018 and June 26, 2018 to conduct necessary investigation. The Government did not object to the request to exclude time.

Therefore, the parties agree, and the Court finds and holds, as follows:

1. This matter is set before this Court for a status conference on June 26, 2018.

2. The time between May 29, 2018 and June 26, 2018 is excluded under the Speedy Trial Act. Failure to grant the requested continuance would deny defense counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). The ends of justice served by granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial and in the prompt disposition of criminal cases. See id. § 3161(h)(7)(A).

IT IS SO ORDERED.