Opinion
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, Bar #122664 Federal Defender, JEFFREY L. STANIELS, Bar #91413 ANGELES ZARAGOSA, Bar #270198 Assistant Federal Defender, Sacramento, California, Attorney for Defendant, SIMEON GREGORY.
Jared Dolan, Assistant United States Attorney, Counsel for Plaintiff.
David D. Fischer, SARAH ELIZABETH TROUT, Attorney for Defendant.
Steven B. Plesser, TERRANCE RYCHAN SMALLS, Attorney for Defendant.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING CASE.
GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among Assistant United States Attorney Jared Dolan, counsel for Plaintiff, Assistant Federal Defender Jeffrey L. Staniels, counsel for Defendant SIMEON GREGORY and acting on behalf of the other named defendants as authorized by their respective counsel, that the above case be vacated from this court's June 28, 2013, calendar, and that it be continued until August 23, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. for status conference.
Government Counsel has provided voluminous discovery, a substantial portion of which consists of Employment Development Department (EDD) internal documents containing codings with which counsel must become familiar, and which involves conduct alleged to have been committed in and around Los Angeles County. The time requested is intended to permit further review of discovery, consultation with clients, consideration of necessary investigation and motions, and other defense preparation. In addition, due to the impending retirement from the Office of the Federal Defender of Mr. Staniels, and reassignment of this case to Assistant Federal Defender Angeles Zaragosa, the requested time is intended to permit Ms. Zaragosa to become familiar with the case and to consult with Ms. Gregory, who is out of custody and who lives in the Los Angeles Area.
The court is advised that all counsel have authorized Mr. Staniels to sign this stipulation and file it on their behalf. Ms. Theresa Campbell is not included since she has previously pled guilty and is awaiting sentencing before this court.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the interests of justice to be served by granting this continuance outweigh the interests of the public and of the defendants in a speedy trial. Therefore the parties agree that time for trial should be excluded between June 28, 2013 and August 23, 2013, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(b)(iv), Local Code T-4.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
ORDER
The above stipulation is hereby accepted. The court finds that the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial. This matter is ordered to be dropped from this court's criminal calendar on June 28, 2013, and to be re-calendared for August 23, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED.