Opinion
8:22CR129
01-22-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ABAS YASSIN ALI, BEAD CHAN, and IAN BETKIE, Defendants.
ORDER
SUSAN M. BAZIS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter is before the court on the defendant, Bead Chan's unopposed Motion to Continue Trial [201]. Counsel needs additional time to prepare for trial, or in the alternative, pursue plea negotiations. The government and counsel for co-defendants Abas Yassin Ali and Ian Betkie have indicated they have no objection to the continuance. For good cause shown, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Continue Trial [201] is granted, as follows:
1. The jury trial, for defendants Abas Yassin Ali, Bead Chan and Ian Betkie, now set for February 5, 2024, is continued to April 22, 2024.
2. In accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A), the court finds that the ends of justice will be served by granting this continuance and outweigh the interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial. Any additional time arising as a result of the granting of this motion, that is, the time between today's date and April 22, 2024, shall be deemed excludable time in any computation of time under the requirement of the Speedy Trial Act. Failure to grant a continuance would deny counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(6), (7)(A) & (B)(iv).