Opinion
21 Cr. 498 (AT)
08-19-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. DOUGLAS MCLARTY, DAVID POWELL, and MICHAEL CATO Defendants.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court will hold an initial conference in this action on October 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The conference will use the Court's videoconferencing system. See In re Coronavirus/Covid-19 Pandemic, No. 20 Misc. 176 (S.D.N.Y. June 15, 2021), ECF No. 6 (finding that the COVID-19 pandemic “make[s] it necessary for the judges in this District to be able to continue to conduct proceedings remotely.”). Chambers will provide the parties with instructions on how to appear via video.
To optimize the quality of the video feed, only the Court, Defendant, defense counsel, and counsel for the Government will appear by video for the proceeding; all others may participate by telephone. Co-counsel, members of the press, and the public may access the audio feed of the hearing by calling (888) 398-2342 or (215) 861-0674 at the time of the hearing, and entering access code 5598827.
Time until October 5, 2021, is excluded from the Speedy Trial calculation because the ends of justice served by excluding such time outweigh the interests of the public and the Defendant in a speedy trial, in that this will allow the Government to prepare discovery and for the parties to discuss potential pre-trial dispositions in this matter. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).
SO ORDERED.