United States v. Francis

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. RICHARD EARL FRANCIS, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Jan 12, 2023

1:22-cr-00280-ADA (E.D. Cal. Jan. 12, 2023)

Opinion

1:22-cr-00280-ADA

01-12-2023

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. RICHARD EARL FRANCIS, Defendant.

PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney KAREN ESCOBAR Assistant United States Attorney Attorney for Plaintiff HEATHER E. WILLIAMS Federal Defender GRIFFIN ESTES Assistant Federal Defender Attorney for Defendant RICHARD EARL FRANCIS

Hon. Ana de Alba Judge

Dated: March 13, 2023

PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney KAREN ESCOBAR Assistant United States Attorney Attorney for Plaintiff

HEATHER E. WILLIAMS Federal Defender GRIFFIN ESTES Assistant Federal Defender Attorney for Defendant RICHARD EARL FRANCIS

MOTION TO CONTINUE SENTENCING HEARING

Hon. Ana de Alba Judge

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective counsel, Assistant United States Attorney Karen Escobar, counsel for plaintiff, and Assistant Federal Defender Griffin Estes, counsel for defendant Richard Earl Francis, that the sentencing hearing currently scheduled in the above-captioned matter for March 13, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., before the Honorable Ana de Alba, be continued to April 10, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., for a sentencing hearing.

Mr. Francis was released pending sentencing to a 90-day inpatient program at Westcare on January 9, 2023. ECF Dckt. # 27. Mr. Francis' 90^th day at Westcare is April 10, 2023. Accordingly, for these reasons, the parties request that the sentencing hearing currently set in this case for Monday, March 13, 2023, be continued to Monday, April 10, 2023, so that the Mr. Francis will be completed with Westcare.

The requested continuance is made with the intention of conserving time and resources for both the parties and the Court. The government is in agreement with this request and the requested date is a mutually agreeable date for both parties. Probation has no objection to the requested continuance. As this is a sentencing hearing, no exclusion of time is necessary.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the sentencing hearing scheduled for March 13, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., before the Honorable Ana de Alba, be continued to April 10, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., for a sentencing hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.