Opinion
22-CR-191 RSM
10-17-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff v. JUAN MANUEL LUGO-ENRIQUEZ, Defendant.
ORDER ON UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL DATE AND MOTIONS DEADLINE
RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court, having reviewed Mr. Lugo-Enriquez's Unopposed Motion to Continue the Trial Date and Motions Deadline, and being advised that the government does not object to the motion and that defendants Guillermo Vieyas Salas and Jamie Alonso Hernandez-Hernandez join the motion and that all three defendants have filed waivers of speedy trial, hereby finds that the ends of justice served by a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. Section 3161(h)(7)(A). Because of Mr. Lugo-Enriquez's counsel's unavailability in another trial, the volume of discovery and the complexity of the case, the failure to grant a continuance would deny counsel for the defendant reasonable time necessary for effective representation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). The Court therefore ORDERS that the trial date be continued to March 25, 2024, and the motions deadline be extended to March 8, 2024. The period of time between today and the new trial date of March 25, 2024, is excluded pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7).