Opinion
CASE NO. CR-S-11-272 MCE
03-26-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JOHN GEORGE COULTER, JR., Defendant.
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar #87692 Acting Federal Defender MATTHEW C. BOCKMON, Bar # 161566 Assistant Federal Defender Attorney for Defendant JOHN GEORGE COULTER, JR. BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney PHILLIP ALLEN TALBERT Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorney for Plaintiff
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar #87692
Acting Federal Defender
MATTHEW C. BOCKMON, Bar # 161566
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
JOHN GEORGE COULTER, JR.
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE
STATUS CONFERENCE AND TO EXCLUDE
TIME
Date : May 30, 2013
Judge: Morrison C. England, Jr.
It is hereby stipulated and agreed to by and between the United States of America, through Phillip Allen Talbert, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and defendant, JOHN GEORGE COULTER, JR., by and through his counsel, Matthew C. Bockmon, Assistant Federal Defender, that the status conference currently set for Thursday, March 28, 2013, be vacated and a new status conference hearing date of Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., be set.
The continuance is necessary to complete the defendant's competency evaluation. The government has researched doctors available to conduct the evaluation. Additional time is needed for the parties to discuss and arrange the evaluation.
It is further stipulated that the time period from the date of this stipulation, March 25, 2013, through and including May 30, 2013, shall be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T4, and that the ends of justice to be served in granting the continuance and allowing the defendant further time to prepare outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant to a speedy trial.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER
Acting Federal Defender
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MATTHEW C. BOCKMON
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
JOHN GEORGE COULTER, JR.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
Matthew C. Bockmon for
PHILLIP ALLEN TALBERT
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER
Based on the reasons set forth in the stipulation of the parties filed on March 26, 2013, and good cause appearing therefrom, the Court adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the status conference currently set for Thursday, March 28, 2013, be vacated and that the case be set for Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. The Court finds that the ends of justice to be served by granting a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the parties' March 26, 2013, stipulation, the time within which the trial of this matter must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act is excluded during the time period of March 25, 2013, through and including May 30, 2013, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T4.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE