Opinion
CRIMINAL 21-537 (PGS)
07-15-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HAKEEM GENTRY
Benjamin West, Esq. Counsel for Defendant Christopher Matthews Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
Benjamin West, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Christopher Matthews Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
CONTINUANCE ORDER
HON. DOUGLAS E. ARPERT, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter having come before the Court on the joint application of Rachael A. Honig, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (by Christopher Matthews, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney), and defendant HAKEEM GENTRY (by Benjamin West, Esq.) for an order granting a continuance of the proceedings in the above-captioned matter from the date of this order through October 31, 2021, and the defendant being aware that he has the right to a trial within seventy (70) days of the indictment filed in this case, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161(c)(1), and the defendant through his attorney having consented to the continuance, and no prior continuances having been granted by the Court; and for good and sufficient cause shown, IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT that this action should be continued for the following reasons:
(1) Plea negotiations may soon commence and the parties would like additional time to continue negotiating a plea agreement, which would render a trial of this matter unnecessary;
(2) The defendant requires time to review discovery, and prepare and file appropriate motions; and
(3) Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161(h)(7), the ends of justice served by granting the continuance outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
IT IS, therefore, on this 15ts day of July, 2021, ORDERED that this action be, and it hereby is, continued through October 31, 2021; and it is further
ORDERED that the period from the date this Order is signed through October 31, 2021, shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.