Opinion
Mag. 22-6056
12-02-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DYWANN PUGH
B by Jason Seidman, Esq. Counsel for Defendant Dywann Pugh Matthew J. Belgiovine Assistant U.S. Attorney
B by Jason Seidman, Esq. Counsel for Defendant Dywann Pugh
Matthew J. Belgiovine Assistant U.S. Attorney
ORDER FOR A CONTINUANCE
Honorable Deuglas E. Arpert United States Magistrate Judge
This matter having come before the Court on the joint application of Philip R. Selinger, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (by Matthew J. Belgiovine, Assistant United States Attorney), and defendant Dywann Pugh (by Jason Seidman, Esq.), for an order granting a continuance of the proceedings in the abovecaptioned matter from the date this Order is signed through and including January 31, 2023 to permit defense counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation in this matter and to allow the parties to conduct plea negotiations; and the defendant being aware that the defendant has the right to have the matter submitted to a grand jury within 30 days of the date of the defendant's arrest pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161(b); and no prior continuances having been entered; and the defendant, through the defendant's attorney, having consented to the continuance; and for good and sufficient cause shown, IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT that this action should be continued for the following reasons:
(1) Plea negotiations are currently in progress, and both the United States and the defendant seek additional time to achieve successful resolution of those negotiations, which would render trial of this matter unnecessary, and to allow
consideration by the court of a proposed plea agreement entered into by the defendant and the United States;
(2) The defendant has consented to the aforementioned continuance;
(3) The grant of a continuance will likely conserve judicial resources; and
(4) Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161(h)(7), the ends of justice served by granting the continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
WHEREFORE, it is on this 2nd day of [Redacted] Pecember, ORDERED that this action be, and it hereby is, continued from the date this Order is signed through and including January 31, 2023; and it is further
ORDERED that the period from the date this Order is signed through and including January 31, 2023, shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.