Opinion
5:24-CR-8 (MTT)
04-02-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. NICHOLAS CALVIN JOHNSON, Defendant.
ORDER
MARC T. TREADWELL, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
The government has moved to continue this case until the next trial term. Doc. 20. The defendant was indicted on February 13, 2024, and had his arraignment in this Court on March 26, 2024. Docs. 1; 10. No prior continuances have been granted. In response to the Court's Order Setting Jury Trial (Doc. 16), the defendant filed a response stating discovery had not yet been received. Doc. 19 ¶ 2. The government now moves the Court to continue this case to the next trial term to allow additional time for the parties to assess the need for discovery, file any motions deemed appropriate and complete any plea negotiations aimed at a possible resolution of the case. Doc. 20 ¶ 3. The defendant does not oppose the motion. Id. at 1.
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A), the Court finds the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant to a speedy trial. Accordingly, the motion (Doc. 20) is GRANTED. The case is continued from the April term until the Court's next trial term presently scheduled for July 22, 2024. The corresponding delay shall be deemed excludable pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161 et seq.
SO ORDERED,