Opinion
EAN VIZZI, SBN 209444, San Francisco, CA, Attorney for Defendant, LAURA HEINEN.
STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE AND EXCLUDING TIME UNDER THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., Chief District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between the United States of America, through its attorney of record, Michael M. Beckwith, Assistant U.S. Attorney; and, the defendant Laura Heinen, through her attorney, Ean Vizzi, that the status conference scheduled for January 10, 2013 be continued to March 14, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. The parties request and agree that exclusion of additional time under the Speedy Trial Act to allow adequate preparation of counsel to work towards negotiation and settlement of this matter.
The parties stipulate and agree that the time from the date of this stipulation, January 10, 2013, through and including March, 2013, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this case must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T4 (time for defense counsel to prepare and continuity of defense counsel).
ORDER
The Court, having considered the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefrom, adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety as its order. Based on the stipulation of the parties, the Court finds that the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny defense counsel reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence, and defendant continuity of counsel. The Court specifically finds that the ends of justice served by the granting of such continuance outweigh the interests of the public and that the time from the date of the stipulation, January 10, 2013 to and including March 14, 2013, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this case must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T4 (time for defense counsel to prepare and continuity of defense counsel).
IT IS SO ORDERED.