Opinion
Mag. 21-10315
11-05-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RAMAD MOULTRIE
K. Anthony Thomas, Esq. Counsel for Defendant Timothy P. Shaughnessy Special Assistant United States Attorney
K. Anthony Thomas, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Timothy P. Shaughnessy Special Assistant United States Attorney
ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE
HONORABLE MICHAEL A. HAMMER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter having come before the Court on the joint application of Rachel A. Honig, Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (by Timothy P. Shaughnessy, Special Assistant United States Attorney), and Defendant RAMAD MOULTRIE (by K. Anthony Thomas, Esq.), for an order granting a second continuance of the proceedings in the above-captioned matter; and Defendant being aware that he has the right to have the matter submitted to a grand jury within 30 days of the date of his arrest pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 3161(b); and Defendant, through his attorney, having consented to the continuance; and for good and sufficient cause shown, IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT that this action should be continued for the following reasons:
(1) Both the United States and Defendant seek additional time to engage in plea negotiations to resolve this matter, which would render trial unnecessary;
(2) Defendant has consented to the aforementioned continuance;
(3) The grant of a continuance will likely conserve judicial resources; and (4) Pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 3161(h)(7), the ends of justice served by granting the continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and Defendant in a speedy trial.
WHEREFORE, it is on this 5th day of November, 2021;
ORDERED that this action be, and it hereby is, continued from the date this Order is signed through and including January 5, 2022; and it is further
ORDERED that the period from the date this Order is signed through and including January 5, 2022 shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.