Opinion
Case No. 2:11-CR-537 LKK
03-14-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. TROY STRATOS, Defendant.
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER Acting Federal Defender TIMOTHY ZINDEL Assistant Federal Defender Attorney for TROY STRATOS BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney T. Zindel for T. Pickles TODD PICKLES Assistant U.S. Attorney
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar #87692
Acting Federal Defender
TIMOTHY ZINDEL, Bar #158377
Assistant Federal Defender
801 I Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, California 95814
Telephone (916) 498-5700
STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING
STATUS CONFERENCE AND EXCLUDING TIME
Date: March 19, 2013
Judge: Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between defendant Troy Stratos through his attorney, Timothy Zindel, and plaintiff, United States of America, through its attorney, Todd Pickles, that the status conference as to defendant Russo, scheduled for March 19, 2013, may be continued to May 21, 2013, at 9:15 a.m.
The federal defender was appointed in February to represent Mr. Stratos. Assigned counsel has begun reviewing discovery, which is voluminous, and assembling a defense team. The charges against Mr. Stratos arise from events occurring over five years ago and a lengthy investigation is likely to consume much of the year. New counsel hopes to have a better sense by mid-May about what will be needed for future scheduling purposes.
Because of the new appointment and need for time to prepare, the parties agree that the interests of justice to be served by a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and Mr. Stratos in a speedy trial. The pasties ask the Court to exclude time under the Speedy Trial Act through May 21, 2013, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv).
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER
Acting Federal Defender
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TIMOTHY ZINDEL
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for TROY STRATOS
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
T. Zindel for T. Pickles
TODD PICKLES
Assistant U.S. Attorney
ORDER
The status conference is continued to May 21, 2013, at 9:15 a.m. The Court finds that the ends of justice to be served by a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial and orders time exclude through May 21, 2013, for the reasons set forth above.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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LAWRENCE K. KARLTON
SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT