Opinion
Mag. 20-14031 (DEA)
04-28-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ELIZABETH SANCHEZ,
Andres Jalon, Esq. Counsel for Defendant Alexander E. Rarney, Assistant United States Attorney Eric A. Boden Attorney-in-charge Trenton Branch office
Andres Jalon, Esq. Counsel for Defendant
Alexander E. Rarney, Assistant United States Attorney
Eric A. Boden Attorney-in-charge Trenton Branch office
CONTINUANCE ORDER
HONORABLE DOUGLAS E. ARPERT, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter having come before the Court on the joint application of Philip R. Sellinger, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (by Alexander E. Ramey, Assistant United States Attorney), and defendant Elizabeth Sanchez (by Andres Jalon, Esq.), for an order granting a continuance of the proceedings in the above-captioned matter from the date of this order through June 30, 2023, and the defendant being aware that she has the right to have the matter submitted to a grand jury within 30 days of the date of her arrest pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 3161(b), and the defendant through her attorney having consented to the continuance, and ten prior continuances having been granted by the Court; 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. Plea negotiations are ongoing, and both the United States and the defendant seek time to achieve a successful resolution of these negotiations, which would render trial of this matter 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 the defendant in a speedy trial.
WHEREFORE, it is on this 28th day of April, 2023, ORDERED that the proceedings scheduled in the above-captioned matter are continued from the date of this Order through and including June 30, 2023; and
ORDERED that the period from the date of this Order through and including June 30, 2023, shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.