Opinion
Case No. 2:11-cr-00168-GEB
10-20-2011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BRIANT BENSON Defendant.
Law Office of Williams & Associates, PC Betty J. Williams (SB# 224793) Attorneys for Defendant
Law Office of Williams & Associates, PC
Betty J. Williams (SB# 224793)
Attorneys for Defendant
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE
Stipulation
This is a tax evasion case involving the years 2004, 2005 and 2006. Counsel for the Defendant needs additional time to review the approximate 4,000 pages of discovery documents that have been provided by Plaintiff. Substantial additional discovery documents are anticipated by Defendant's counsel. Additionally, counsel for the plaintiff and the defense have scheduled to meet on October 27th to discuss this case and possible resolution short of trial. Therefore, the parties, through undersigned counsel, stipulate that the status conference scheduled for October 28, 2011, may be continued to January 6, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
The parties further stipulate that time may be excluded from the speedy trial calculation under the Speedy Trial Act through the new status conference date of October 28, 2011, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(B)(iv) and Local Code T4, for counsel preparation, because the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the interests of the defendant and the public in a speedy trial.
Plaintiff's counsel has authorized defense counsel to sign this stipulation on his behalf.
LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, PC
Betty J. Williams
Attorney for Defendant
Briant Benson
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
Betty J. Williams for
R. Steven Lapham
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Order
Good cause appearing, the status conference scheduled for October 28, 2011 is ordered continued to January 6, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. The Court finds that the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the interests of the defendant and the public in a speedy trial. Therefore, time is excluded from the speedy trial calculation under the Speedy Trial Act through the new status conference date of January 6, 2012, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A)&(B)(iv) and Local Code T4.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
United States District Judge