Opinion
8:24CR58
07-22-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. STEPHANIE CUMMINGS, Defendant.
ORDER
Michael D. Nelson, United States Magistrate Judge
This matter is before the Court on the defendant's Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial [42]. For the reasons set forth in the motion, the undersigned magistrate judge finds good cause for the requested continuance.Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial [42] is granted, as follows:
The motion references scheduling a status conference. For now, the Court will construe the motion as requesting a trial continuance rather than removing it from the trial docket. Counsel are cautioned that further continuances are unlikely and would require a status conference.
1. The jury trial, now set for August 6, 2024, is continued to October 8, 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 defendant 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 October 8, 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 unreasonably deny the defendant continuity of counsel and would deny counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) & (B)(iv).
3. No further continuances will be granted without requesting a hearing before the undersigned magistrate judge.