Opinion
CASE NO. 2:10-cr-00078 MCE
08-02-2011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ISRAEL BALLARDO aka Ernesto Franco Alvarez, and FREDDY LOAIZA Defendants.
BENJAMIN WAGNER United States Attorney by Scott N. Cameron, for Jill Thomas Assistant U.S. Attorney by Scott N. Cameron Counsel for ISRAEL BALLARDO by Scott N. Cameron, for Dina Santos Counsel for FREDDY LOAIZA
SCOTT N. CAMERON
Attorney at Law
Attorney for:
ISRAEL BALLARDO
STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE
COURT: Hon. Morrison England, Jr.
Stipulation
The parties, through undersigned counsel, stipulate that the status conference, scheduled for August 4, 2011, may be continued to September 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. Counsel for both defendants need the additional time requested in this stipulation to attempt to resolve this case. Counsel for defendant Ballardo has been actively researching an issue that relates to the sentencing guidelines. Counsel for defendant Ballardo intends to summarize this legal research for the government in an attempt to resolve the case. As a result, the defense needs additional time before a meaningful status conference can be held.
Further, all of the parties, agree and stipulate that the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial. As such, the parties agree that time may be excluded from the speedy trial calculation under the Speedy Trial Act for counsel preparation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv) and Local Code T4.
The parties have authorized the defense counsel for Israel Ballardo to sign this stipulation on their behalf.
BENJAMIN WAGNER
United States Attorney
by Scott N. Cameron, for
Jill Thomas
Assistant U.S. Attorney
by Scott N. Cameron
Counsel for ISRAEL BALLARDO
by Scott N. Cameron, for
Dina Santos
Counsel for FREDDY LOAIZA
Order
Good cause appearing, the status conference, scheduled for August 4, 2011, is continued to September 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. The Court finds that the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial in this case. Time is excluded from the speedy trial calculation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and(B)(iv) and Local Code T4 for counsel preparation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE