Opinion
19-CR-808 (VEC)
12-22-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SYLVAIN GNAHORE and FALIKOU KONE, Defendants.
ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
WHEREAS a status conference is scheduled for January 6, 2022, see Dkts. 347, 350;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, due to the recent spike in COVID cases caused by the Omicron variant, the status conference is adjourned to January 12, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 443, Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY. The parties are reminded that, per the SDNY COVID-19 Courthouse Entry Program, any person who appears at any SDNY courthouse must complete a questionnaire and have his or her temperature taken. Please see the enclosed instructions. Completing the questionnaire ahead of time will save time and effort upon entry. Only those individuals who meet the entry requirements established by the questionnaire will be permitted entry. Please contact chambers promptly if you or your client do not meet the requirements.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that time until March 31, 2022, is excluded under the Speedy Trial Act pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). The Court finds that the ends of justice are served by providing Defendants with additional time given the logistical difficulties that are continuing to be caused by COVID-19, and the necessity of doing so outweighs the public's and the Defendants' interest in a speedy trial.
SO ORDERED.
Instructions for Courthouse Entry
All members of the public, including attorneys, appearing at a Southern District of New York courthouse must complete a questionnaire and have their temperature taken before being allowed entry into that courthouse.
On the day you are due to arrive at the courthouse, click on the following weblink to begin the enrollment process. Follow the instructions and fill out the questionnaire. If your answers meet the requirements for entry, you will be sent a QR code to be used at the SDNY entry device at the courthouse entrance.
Weblink: https://app.certify.me/SDNYPublic
Note: If you do not have a mobile phone or mobile phone number, you must complete the questionnaire and temperature screening at an entry device at the courthouse.