Opinion
Cr.S. 11-0056-LKK
02-26-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ALEX LIAO, et al., Defendants.
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar# 87692 Acting Federal Defender MATTHEW M. SCOBLE, Bar# 237432 Assistant Federal Defender Attorney for Defendant ALEX LIAO MICHAEL E. HANSEN Attorney for Defendant BINH THU LAM BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney TODD LERAS Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorney for Plaintiff
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar# 87692
Acting Federal Defender
MATTHEW M. SCOBLE, Bar# 237432
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
ALEX LIAO
STIPULATION AND ORDER
DATE: April 9, 2013
JUDGE: Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton
It is hereby stipulated and agreed to between the United States of America through TODD LERAS, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and defendant, ALEX LIAO, by and through his counsel, MATTHEW M. SCOBLE, Assistant Federal Defender,and BINH THU LAM, by and through his counsel, MICHAEL E. HANSEN, that the status conference set for Tuesday, January 26, 2013, be continued to Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 9:15 a.m..
The reason for this continuance is to allow defense counsel additional time to review discovery with the defendants, to examine possible defenses and to continue investigating the facts of the case.
It is further stipulated that the time period from the date of this stipulation, through and including the date of the new status conference hearing, April 9, 2013, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this matter 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 [reasonable time for defense counsel to prepare].
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER
Acting Federal Defender
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MATTHEW M. SCOBLE
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
ALEX LIAO
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MICHAEL E. HANSEN
Attorney for Defendant
BINH THU LAM
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
Matthew M. Scoble for
TODD LERAS
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER
Based on the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing therefrom, the Court hereby adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety as its order. It is hereby ordered that the presently set February 26, 2013, status conference shall be continued to April 9, 2013, at 9:15 a.m. It is further ordered that the time period from the date of the parties' stipulation, February 21, 2013, through and including the date of the new status conference hearing, April 9, 2013, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this matter 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 [reasonable time for defense counsel to prepare].
Based on the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing therefrom, the Court hereby finds that the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny defense counsel reasonable time for effective preparation taking into account the exercise of due diligence. The Court specifically finds that the ends of justice served by the granting of such continuance outweigh the interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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LAWRENCE K. KARLTON
SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT