Opinion
Crim. 21-217
09-30-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NAOMI HERNANDEZ
Vinay Limbachia Assistant U.S. Attorney Meredith Williams Chief, OCDETF/ Narcotics Unit Frank Arleo, Esq. Counsel for Defendant Naomi Hernandez
Vinay Limbachia
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Meredith Williams
Chief, OCDETF/ Narcotics Unit
Frank Arleo, Esq.
Counsel for Defendant Naomi Hernandez
ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE
HONORABLE BRIAN R. MARTINOTTI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
This matter having come before the Court on the joint application of Rachael A. Honig, Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (by Vinay Limbachia, Assistant United States Attorney) and defendant Naomi Hernandez (by Frank Arleo, Esq.), for an order granting a continuance of the proceedings in the above-captioned matter; and the defendant being aware that she has the right to have this matter brought to trial within 70 days of the date of her appearance before a judicial officer of this court pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1); and the defendant having consented to the continuance and waived such right, and this being the third request for a continuance in this matter, and for good cause shown, IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT that this action should be continued for the following reasons:
(1) Taking into account the exercise of diligence, the facts of this case require that defense counsel and the United States be permitted a reasonable amount of additional time for effective preparation in this matter;
(2) Plea negotiations are anticipated, and both the United States and the defendant desire additional time to negotiate a plea agreement, which would render any subsequent trial of this matter unnecessary;
(3) The defendant has consented to the above-referenced continuance;
(4) The granting of a continuance will likely conserve judicial resources; and
(5) As a result of the foregoing, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 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 30th day of September, 2021 ORDERED that;
(1) This action is continued under the Speedy Trial Act from the date this Order is signed through and including December 1, 2021; and
(2) The period from the date this Order is signed through and including December 1, 2021, shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.