Opinion
5:24-CR-16 (MTT)
08-23-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JOSHUA DEON ROSS and EBONI POINDEXTER, Defendants.
ORDER
MARC T. TREADWELL, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
The government has moved to continue this case until the next trial term. Docs. 37; 38. Defendants Ross and Poindexter were indicted, along with co-defendant Kenyatta Jackson, on March 12, 2024, and had their arraignments in this Court on April 9, 2024. Docs. 1; 22; 26. Co-defendant Jackson has not yet been arraigned. Two prior continuances have been granted. Docs. 32; 35. 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 case, file any appropriate motions, and engage in plea negotiations aimed at a possible resolution of the case. Docs. 37 ¶ 2; 38 ¶ 2. The defendants do not oppose the motion. Docs. 37 at 1; 38 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 defendants to a speedy trial. Accordingly, the motions (Docs. 37; 38) are GRANTED. The case is continued from the September term until the Court's next trial term presently scheduled for November 4, 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