Opinion
5:21-CR-49 (MTT)
08-31-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. KAREEN BASLEY, Defendant.
ORDER
MARC T. TREADWELL, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
The parties have moved to continue this case until the next trial term. Doc. 18. Defendant was indicted on August 12, 2021 and had his arraignment in this Court on August 26, 2021. Docs. 1; 10. No prior continuances have been granted. The parties now move the Court to continue this case to the next trial term to provide additional time for the defendant and his counsel to meaningfully review the materials, investigate the charge, formulate a defense, file any applicable pretrial motions, and allow the parties the opportunity to pursue plea negotiations in lieu of trial. Doc. 18 at 1.
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A), the Court finds the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant to a speedy trial. Accordingly, the motion (Doc. 18) is GRANTED. The case is continued from the September term until the Court's trial term presently scheduled for November 15, 2021. The corresponding delay shall be deemed excludable pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161 et seq.
SO ORDERED.