Opinion
19-cr-20138-1
06-30-2022
ORDER TERMINATING APPEARANCE OF ATTORNEY STEFANIE LAMBERT JUNTTILA AND APPOINTING NEW COUNSEL
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court held a status conference in this case on June 27, 2022. During the conference, Defendant Sergio Collins indicated that he wanted a new lawyer and that he wanted the Court to appoint that new lawyer for him. For the reasons stated on the record, the Court GRANTS Collins' request for new counsel and TERMINATES the Appearance of Ms. Lambert Junttila.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Federal Community Defender's Office is directed to assign an attorney from the CJA Panel to be appointed and substituted to represent Defendant.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall appear for a status conference at a date and time to be set by the Court once new counsel has been appointed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the time period from June 27, 2022 through the date of the status conference shall be excludable from the time calculation mandated by the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(H)(7)(A)(B) and 18 U.S.C. § 3161(H)(7)(B)(iv), and that the ends of justice served by this delay outweigh the public's and the defendant's interest in a speedy trial. The exclusion of this time is essential in order to permit newly-appointed counsel to meet and confer with Collins, to get up to speed, and to prepare for the next steps in the case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on June 30, 2022, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
(810) 341-9764