Opinion
STIPULATION REGARDING EXCLUDABLE TIME PERIODS UNDER SPEEDY TRIAL ACT; FINDINGS AND ORDER
JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.
The United States of America through its undersigned counsel, Samuel Wong, Assistant United States Attorney, together with counsel for defendant Gabriel Silva-Soto, Bradford Weston, III, Esq., counsel for defendant Yasmin Rico, Timothy Zindel, Esq., counsel for defendant Elpidio Pedrizco-Mata, Kyle R. Knapp, Esq., counsel for defendant Rigoberto Ibanez-Rojas, Dina L. Santos, Esq., counsel for defendant Victor Vasquez-Heras, Clemente Jimenez, Esq., counsel for defendant Elodio Morfin-Soto, Michael E. Hansen, Esq., counsel for defendant Pedro Rojas-Garcia, Michael D. Long, Esq., counsel for defendant Juan Lira-Dejesus, Richard L. Bobus, Esq., counsel for defendant Apolinar Bautista-Ruiz, Mark J. Reichel, Esq., counsel for defendant Marcial Abraham-Montalvo, Olaf W. Hedberg, Esq., counsel for defendant Porfirio Vasquez-Heraz, Christopher R. Cosca, Esq., counsel for defendant Maurilio Vasquez-Heraz, Kristy Kellogg, Esq., and counsel for defendant Jessica Juarez, John R. Manning, Esq., hereby stipulate the following:
1. By previous order, this matter was set for status conference on May 5, 2015.
2. By this stipulation, defendants now move to continue the status conference until August 25, 2015 at 9:15 a.m., and to exclude time between May 5, 2015 and August 25, 2015 under Local Codes T-2 (unusual and complex case) and T-4 (to allow defense counsel time to prepare).
John R. Manning, Attorney at Law, Sacramento, CA, Attorney for Defendant JESSICA JUAREZ.
BRADFORD WESTON, III, Attorney for Defendant, Gabriel Silva-Soto.
TIMOTHY ZINDEL, Attorney for Defendant Yasmin Rico.
KYLE R. KNAPP, Attorney for Defendant, Elpidio Pedrizco-Mata.
DINA L. SANTOS, Attorney for Defendant Rigoberto Ibanez-Rojas.
CLEMENTE JIMENEZ, Attorney for Defendant Victor Vasquez-Heras.
MICHAEL E. HANSEN, Attorney for Defendant Elodio Morfin-Soto.
MICHAEL D. LONG, Attorney for Defendant Pedro-Rojas-Garcia.
RICHARD L. BOBUS, Attorney for Defendant Juan Lira-Dejesus.
MARK J. REICHEL, Attorney for Defendant Apolinar Bautista-Ruiz.
OLAF W. HEDBERG, Attorney for Defendant Marcial Abraham-Montalvo.
CHRISTOPHER R. COSCA, Attorney for Defendant Porfirio Vasquez-Heraz.
KRISTY KELLOGG, Attorney for Defendant Maurilio Vasquez-Heraz.
Benjamin B. Wagner, United States Attorney.
SAMUEL WONG, Assistant United States Attorney.
3. The parties agree and stipulate, and request the Court find the following:
a. This case involves thirteen co-defendants. The United States has produced discovery containing approximately 14, 000 pages of reports and pictures, 5 DVD's containing videos, and 1 CD containing multiple audio files. The Superseding Indictment alleges that the crimes alleged occurred in at least four counties and two judicial districts. Based on these facts, the case is unusual and complex within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(ii) and Local Code T-2 and it is unreasonable to expect adequate preparation for pretrial proceedings and trial itself within the time limits established in the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161.
b. Counsel for the defendants need additional time to review the discovery, conduct investigation, and interview potential witnesses.
c. Counsel for the defendants believe 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.
d. The Government does not object to the continuance.
e. Based on the above-stated facts, the ends of justice to be served by granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial and the time from the date of the parties' stipulation, April 30, 2015, to and including the new status conference date of August 25, 2015, 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)(ii) and (iv), and Local Codes T2 (unusual and complex case) and T4 (reasonable time for defense counsel to prepare).
4. Nothing in this stipulation and order shall preclude a finding that other provisions of the Speedy Trial Act dictate that additional time periods are excludable from the period within which a trial must commence.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
ORDER
The Court, having received, read, and considered the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefrom, adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety as its order. IT IS SO FOUND AND ORDERED this 30th day of April, 2015.