Opinion
CASE NO. 2:12-cr-00022-LKK
04-01-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. COLLEEN P. LEHR, Defendant.
BENJAMIN WAGNER United States Attorney Candice L. Fields for PHILIP A. FERRARI Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorney for United States CANDICE FIELDS LAW CANDICE L. FIELDS Attorney for Defendant COLLEEN P. LEHR
CANDICE L. FIELDS (SBN 172174)
CANDICE FIELDS LAW
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Attorneys for Defendant COLLEEN P. LEHR
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
CONTINUE STATUS
CONFERENCE AND TO
EXCLUDE TIME PURSUANT TO
THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT
Judge: Lawrence K. Karlton
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective counsel, PHILIP A. FERRARI, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for Plaintiff, and CANDICE L. FIELDS, attorney for defendant COLLEEN P. LEHR, that the status conference set for Tuesday, April 2, 2013, be continued to Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 9:15 a.m.
The reason for this continuance is because more time is needed for defense counsel to prepare for the case, and the defense is still reviewing the discovery and will be researching matters. As well, defense counsel will be in negotiations with the government in an effort to resolve the case.
It is further stipulated that time period from the date of this stipulation, March 29, 2013, through and including the date of the new status conference hearing, May 21, 2013, shall be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act (18 U.S.C. § 3161 (H)(7)(B)(iv)) and Local Code T4, due to the need to provide defense counsel with the reasonable time to prepare, and that the ends of justice to be served by granting the continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN WAGNER
United States Attorney
By: Candice L. Fields for
PHILIP A. FERRARI
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Attorney for United States
CANDICE FIELDS LAW _______________
CANDICE L. FIELDS
Attorney for Defendant
COLLEEN P. LEHR
ORDER
Based on the reasons set forth in the stipulation of the parties filed on March 29, 2013, and good cause appearing therefrom, the Court adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the status conference currently set for April 2, 2013, be vacated and that the case be set for Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 9:15. The Court finds that the ends of justice served by this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the parties' March 29, 2013 stipulation, the time within which the trial of this matter must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act is excluded during the time period from the date of this stipulation, March 29, 2013, through and including May 21, 2013, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 3161(h)(7)(a) & (B)(iv) [reasonable time to prepare] and Local Code T4.
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LAWRENCE K. KARLTON
SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT