Opinion
No. CR-S-12-00325-GEB
01-25-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LUIS GONZALO SOTO, Defendant.
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar #87692 Acting Federal Defender DOUGLAS BEEVERS, USVI Bar #766 Assistant Federal Defender Designated Counsel for Service Attorney for Defendant LUIS GONZALO SOTO SAMUEL WONG Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorney for Plaintiff
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar #87692
Acting Federal Defender
DOUGLAS BEEVERS, USVI Bar #766
Assistant Federal Defender
Designated Counsel for Service
Attorney for Defendant
LUIS GONZALO SOTO
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE
Date: February 22, 2013
Judge: Hon. Garland E. Burrell
The parties request that the status conference in this case be continued from January 25, 2013, to February 22, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. They stipulate that the time between January 25, 2013 and February 22, 2013 should be excluded from the calculation of time under the Speedy Trial Act. The parties stipulate that the ends of justice are served by the Court excluding such time, so that counsel for the defendant may have reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T-4. Specifically, defense counsel needs additional time to review and examine the evidence, investigate the facts of the case and to negotiate a resolution to this matter. The parties stipulate and agree that the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T-4.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER
Acting Federal Defender
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DOUG BEEVERS
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
LUIS GONZALO SOTO
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
By: _______________
SAMUEL WONG
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER
UPON GOOD CAUSE SHOWN and the stipulation of all parties, it is ordered that the status conference presently set for January 25, 2013, be continued to February 22, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. Based on the representation of counsel and good cause appearing therefrom, the Court hereby finds that the ends of justice to be served by granting a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. It is ordered that time from January 25, 2013, to and including, the February 22, 2013, status conference 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 T-4.
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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
Senior United States District Judge