Opinion
5:23-CR-47 (MTT)
12-07-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. KOROSAKI BENTLEY, Defendant.
ORDER
MARC T. TREADWELL, CHIEF JUDGE.
The parties have jointly moved to continue this case until the next trial term. Doc. 18. The defendant was indicted on September 12, 2023, and had his arraignment in this Court on September 26, 2023. Docs. 1; 5. One prior continuance has been granted. Doc. 15. The parties now move the Court to continue this case to the next trial term to allow additional time for the parties to finalize a pretrial diversion agreement. Doc. 18 ¶ 6.
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 January term until the Court's next trial term presently scheduled for March 11, 2024. 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.