Filed: Jan. 25, 2018
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Summary: FIRST STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TIME FOR PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS JENNIFER A. DORSEY , District Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Frank Coumou, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, Maysoun Fletcher, Esq., counsel for defendant KALEB LOUIS, Russell Marsh, Esq., counsel for defendant TREVAUGHN JAMES, Kathleen Bliss, counsel for defendant CASEY WALTERS, JR., Paola Armeni, counsel for defendant DENZEL CAMPBELL, Chris Rasmussen, counsel for
Summary: FIRST STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TIME FOR PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS JENNIFER A. DORSEY , District Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Frank Coumou, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, Maysoun Fletcher, Esq., counsel for defendant KALEB LOUIS, Russell Marsh, Esq., counsel for defendant TREVAUGHN JAMES, Kathleen Bliss, counsel for defendant CASEY WALTERS, JR., Paola Armeni, counsel for defendant DENZEL CAMPBELL, Chris Rasmussen, counsel for d..
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FIRST STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TIME FOR PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS
JENNIFER A. DORSEY, District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Frank Coumou, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, Maysoun Fletcher, Esq., counsel for defendant KALEB LOUIS, Russell Marsh, Esq., counsel for defendant TREVAUGHN JAMES, Kathleen Bliss, counsel for defendant CASEY WALTERS, JR., Paola Armeni, counsel for defendant DENZEL CAMPBELL, Chris Rasmussen, counsel for defendant MAURICE LEWIS, Lucas Gaffney, counsel for DEMANI DANCY, Terrence Jackson, counsel for KEENAN ST. HILLAIRE, Joshua Tomsheck, counsel for KORREGAN WASHINGTON, Christopher Oram, counsel for EVERLY JAMES, Lance Maningo, counsel for defendant, DANIEL WILSON, Gabriel L. Grasso, counsel for defendant CHANNING WILLIAMS, Telia Williams, counsel for CODY WILLIAMS-JACKSON, David Fischer, counsel for DOMINIQUE WASHINGTON, and Jess Marchese, counsel for KEITH BELL, Michael Miceli, counsel for TREVIONNE WILLIAMS that the Pre-Trial Motions Deadline be vacated and reset thirty (30) days.
This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
1. This is the first request for a continuance.
2. The defendants do not object to the continuance.
3. Defendants are utilizing the services of Behind the Gavel which has received the discovery and begun the implementation of the discovery database, however, it is not functional at this time. Defendants and their counsel need additional time to be able to access and review the database and be ready for trial.
4. Several of the parties are involved in plea negotiations and additional time will be needed to be ready for trial.
5. Denial of this request for continuance could result in a miscarriage justice.
6. The additional time requested by this stipulation is excludable in computing the time within which trial herein must commence pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161 (h)(1)(D) and Title 18, United States Code Section 3161 (h)(7)(A) considering the factors in Title 18, United States Code, Sections 3161 (h)(7)(B)(I) and 3161 (h)(7)(B)(iv).
7. For all the above-stated reasons, the ends of justice would best be served by a continuance of the current pre-trial motions deadline for thirty (30) days.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Based on the pending Stipulation of counsel, and good cause appearing therefore, the Court finds:
This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
1. This is the first request for a continuance.
2. The defendants do not object to this continuance.
3. Defendants are utilizing the services of Behind the Gavel which has received the discovery and begun the implementation of the discovery database, however, it is not functional at this time. Defendants and their counsel need additional time to be able to access and review the database and be ready for trial.
4. Several of the parties are involved in plea negotiations and additional time will be needed to be ready for trial.
5. Denial of this request for continuance could result in a miscarriage justice.
6. The additional time requested by this stipulation is excludable in computing the time within which trial herein must commence pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161 (h)(1)(D) and Title 18, United States Code Section 3161 (h)(7)(A) considering the factors in Title 18, United States Code, Sections 3161 (h)(7)(B)(I) and 3161 (h)(7)(B)(iv).
7. For all the above-stated reasons, the ends of justice would best be served by a continuance of the current pre-trial motions deadline.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Denial of this request for continuance would deny the parties herein the opportunity to effectively and thoroughly prepare for trial.
Additionally, denial of this request for continuance could result in a miscarriage of justice.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the pre-trial motions deadline is extended to February 26, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
