Opinion
CRS 2:09-CR-0322 JAM
01-12-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. GEORGE JACOBSEN, Defendant.
MR. TODD D. LERAS, Assistant United States Attorney Counsel the United States MR. ROBERT M. HOLLEY, Esq. Counsel for Mr. Jacobsen
Robert M. Holley
Attorney at Law
Counsel for GEORGE JACOBSEN
STIPULATION AND ORDER TAKING MATTER OFF CALENDAR
AND CONTINUING STATUS FOR PRE-PLEA REPORT
PURPOSE OF STIPULATION
Mr. Jacobsen resides in Reno, Nevada, and has been diagnosed by Dr. John Wicks as having an organic brain dysfunction. Because of the travel hardship to Mr. Jacobsen, it is requested that the matter of resetting the status conference and return on pre-plea report be disposed by stipulation and order.
On August 23, 2011, the matter was referred to the United States Probation Department for a pre-plea report. Because of time and workload constraints, The Probation Office requested and was granted an additional 6 weeks for report preparation. Status conference based on a new report is presently scheduled for Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. Both counsel for the prosecution and the defense have been notified that the case was assigned to a U.S.P.O. who retired in December 2011. He did not complete the report and as of today's date the report has been reassigned to a new probation officer. The Probation Office is requesting an additional 6 weeks to complete the report. All parties are in agreement with this necessary continuance.
Mr. Jacobsen is not in custody and is supervised by both Sacramento and the District of Nevada Pretrial Services Agency. Mr. Jacobsen is doing well on his release program and it is agreed that this proposed continuance will not prejudice either party. Both parties believe that the pre-plea report may be helpful in disposing of this matter without the necessity of a jury trial.
The defendant and all counsel are in agreement with the dates and excludable time under the Speedy Trial Act set forth herein below.
STIPULATION
It is hereby stipulated by and between the parties hereto, through their respective counsel, that the Status Conference presently set for return on the pre-plea report, be continued from January 10, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. to Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.
The parties further stipulate that all time included in this continuance be excluded under the Federal Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 3161(h)(7)(B)(ii)(Local Codes T2 and T4) through Tuesday, January 10, 2012, on the ground that the case is unusual and complex within the meaning of the Speedy Trial Act and for trial preparation of all parties, and preparation of pre-plea report, all pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 3161(h)(7)(B)(ii) and (iv)(Local Codes T2 and T4).
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MR. TODD D. LERAS,
Assistant United States Attorney
Counsel the United States
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MR. ROBERT M. HOLLEY, Esq.
Counsel for Mr. Jacobsen
ORDER
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the above matter is hereby removed from the January 10, 2012 law and motion calendar and re-set for status conference Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in accordance with the above set-forth stipulation of all parties.
The Court hereby adopts the above stipulated provisions for exclusion of time under the Federal Speedy Trial Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of California