Opinion
2:22-mj-00029-DJA
04-10-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. FRANCISCO ELIJIO CASTILLO, Defendant.
RENE L. VALLADARES Federal Public Defender JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney NAVID AFSHAR Assistant Federal Public Defender IMANI DIXON Assistant United States Attorney
RENE L. VALLADARES Federal Public Defender
JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney
NAVID AFSHAR Assistant Federal Public Defender
IMANI DIXON Assistant United States Attorney
STIPULATION TO CONTINUE BENCH TRIAL
(FIFTH REQUEST)
Daniel J. Albregts, United States Magistrate Judge
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Jason M. Frierson, United States Attorney, and Imani Dixon, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, and Rene L. Valladares, Federal Public Defender, and Navid Afshar, Assistant Federal Public Defender, counsel for Francisco Elijio Castillo, that the bench trial currently scheduled on April 12, 2023, be vacated and continued to a date and time convenient to the Court, but no sooner than forty-five (45) days.
This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
1. Counsel for the defendant needs additional time to conduct investigation in this case in order to determine whether there are any pretrial issues that must be litigated and whether the case will ultimately go to trial or will be resolved through negotiations.
2. Additionally, counsel for defendant has had communication issues and is attempting to resolve these in order to assist client.
3. Counsel for the defendant has been unable to get in touch with client. However, communication was made with client relatively recently, and counsel for defendant would like additional time to investigate whether client has new contact information before the government proceeds to request a bench warrant.
4. The defendant is not in custody and agrees with the need for the continuance.
5. The parties agree to the continuance.
6. The parties are asking for 45 days because counsel for the government will be out of the jurisdiction May 8 - 19, 2023 and counsel for the defendant has a jury trial that is proceeding May 8, 2023
This is the fifth request for a continuance of the bench trial.
ORDER
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the bench trial currently scheduled for Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., be vacated and continued to June 21, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 3A.