Opinion
8:23CR10
01-26-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LONNIE JAMES EMBERS and LUIS PEREZ, Defendants.
ORDER
Susan M. Bazis, United States Magistrate Judge
This matter is before the court on defendants' Lonnie James Embers and Luis Perez's, Unopposed Motions to Continue Trial [114] and [115]. For the reasons set forth in the motions, the undersigned magistrate judge finds good cause to grant the continuance. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Unopposed Motions to Continue Trial [114] and [115] are granted, as follows:
1. The jury trial, for Lonnie James Embers and Luis Perez, now set for February 6, 2024, is continued to April 9, 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 9, 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).
3. The Unopposed Motion to Continue Jury Trial [113] is denied as moot.