Opinion
No. 2:11 MJ -0312-KJN
01-04-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. NATHAN v. HOFFMAN, HUNG CAO NGUYEN Defendants.
ROBERT M. HELFEND, SBN 113380 Attorney for Defendant NATHAN V. HOFFMAN
ROBERT M. HELFEND, SBN 113380
Attorney for Defendant
NATHAN V. HOFFMAN
ORDER CONTINUING PRELIMINARY HEARING
Date:
Time:
Based upon the representations by counsel and the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The Court finds good cause to extend the Preliminary Hearing currently set for January 6, 2012, to February 10, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5.1(d);
2. Based upon the above representations and stipulation of the parties, the Court further finds that the ends of justice outweigh the best interest of the public and each defendant in a speedy trial. Accordingly, time under the Speedy Trial Act shall be excluded through February 10, 2012, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) (Local Code T4). The Court further finds that this case complex and unusual because of the voluminous discovery supporting the charges, the unique form of drug conspiracy in the case, and the large number of pending indicted defendants in two related cases captioned: United States v. Ebyam, Case No. 2:11-cr-00275 JAM, and United States v. Ebyam, et al., Case No. 2:11-cr-00276 JAM. Accordingly, time under the Speedy Trial Act shall be excluded through February 10, 2012, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 3161(h)(7)(B)(ii) (Local Code T2).
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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Submitted by:
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ROBERT M. HELFEND
Attorney for Defendant,
NATHAN V. HOFFMAN