Opinion
2:18-cr-00059-KJD-DJA
10-23-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL GERALD HAMMOND, Defendant.
RENE L. VALLADARES Federal Public Defender JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney KATHERINE A. TANAKA Assistant Federal Public Defender JUSTIN WASHBURNE Assistant United States Attorney
RENE L. VALLADARES
Federal Public Defender
JASON M. FRIERSON
United States Attorney
KATHERINE A. TANAKA
Assistant Federal Public Defender
JUSTIN WASHBURNE
Assistant United States Attorney
STIPULATION TO CONTINUE PRELIMINARY HEARING
(FIFTH REQUEST)
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Jason M. Frierson, United States Attorney, and Justin Washburne, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, and Rene L. Valladares, Federal Public Defender, and Katherine A. Tanaka, Assistant Federal Public Defender, counsel for Michael Gerald Hammond, that the Preliminary Hearing currently scheduled on November 3, 2023, be vacated and continued to a date and time convenient to the Court, but no sooner than sixty (60) days.
This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
1. The parties are in the process of discussing a resolution. Both parties are waiting for reports related to the firearm. Defense counsel needs additional time to discuss Mr. Hammond's options with him so that he can decide whether to waive or go forward with the preliminary hearing.
3. Defendant is incarcerated and does not object to a continuance.
4. Additionally, denial of this request for continuance could result in a miscarriage of justice.
This is the fifth request for continuance filed herein.
ORDER
Based on the Stipulation of counsel and good cause appearing, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Preliminary Hearing currently scheduled on November 3, 2023, 2023 at the hour of 1:00 p.m., be vacated and continued to January 15, 2024 at the hour of 10: 00 a.m.