Opinion
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER, United States Attorney, PAUL A. HEMESATH, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA. Counsel for Plaintiff.
Michael Petrik. Counsel for Defendant, RATHANAK VAN.
Mark Reichel, Counsel for Defendant, LITTANOVONE KEOPADUBSY.
Christopher Cosca, Counsel for Defendant, SNANGEHK PEOU.
Michael Long, Counsel for Defendant, HO LY.
STIPULATION AND ORDER
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., Chief District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between: Assistant United States Attorney Paul Hemesath, counsel for Plaintiff; Michael Petrik, counsel for defendant RATHANAK VAN, Christopher Cosca, counsel for defendant SNANGEHK PEOU; Mark Reichel, counsel for LITTANOVONE KEOPADUBSY; and Michael Long, counsel for HO LY, that the above status conference be rescheduled from this Court's July 18, 2013, calendar, and that the matter be re-calendared for September 5, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. This request is made jointly by the government and defense in order to permit time for continued preparation, including investigation which is currently in progress, and plea negotiations. Defense counsel is reviewing substantial discovery materials, including hours of video and audio recordings concerning the alleged conduct. The parties agree that the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that time be excluded between July 18, and September 5, 2013, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), Local Code T-4.
ORDER
Finding that the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial, IT IS SO ORDERED. The status conference currently scheduled for July 18, 2013, is hereby vacated and continued to September 5, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 7.