Opinion
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXCLUDE TIME
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., Chief District Judge.
STIPULATION
Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its counsel of record, and the defendant, by and through his counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:
1. By previous order, this matter was set for status on December 5, 2013.
2. By this stipulation, the defendant now moves to continue the status conference until December 12, 2013, and to exclude time between December 5, 2013, to December 12, 2013, under Local Code T4. Plaintiff does not oppose this request.
TIM F. TUITAVUKI SBN212886, LAW OFFICE OF TIM F. TUITAVUKI, STOCKTON, CA, Attorney for Defendant, Jonathan Garcia.
BENJAMIN WAGNER, U.S. ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAAN HIGHSMITH, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Attorney for Plaintiff.
3. The parties agree and stipulate, and request that the Court find the following:
a. Counsel for the defendant desires additional time to consult with his client, to review the current charges, to conduct investigation and research related to the charges, to review and copy discovery for this matter, to discuss potential resolutions with his client, to prepare pretrial motions, and to otherwise prepare for trial.
b. Counsel for the defendant believes that failure to grant the above-requested continuance would deny him the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence.
c. The government does not object to the continuance.
d. Based on the above-stated findings, the ends of justice served by continuing the case as requested outweigh the interest of the public and the defendants in a trial within the original date prescribed by the Speedy Trial Act.
e. For the purpose of computing time under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161, et seq., within which trial must commence, the time period of December 5, 2013, to December 12, 2013, inclusive, is deemed excludable pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 3161(h)(7)(A), B(iv) [Local Code T4] because it results from a continuance granted by the Court at defendant's request on the basis of the Court's finding that the ends of justice served by taking such action outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
4. Nothing in this stipulation and order shall preclude a finding that other provisions of the Speedy Trial Act dictate that additional time periods are excludable from the period within which a trial must commence.
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.