United States v. Sanchez

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ELIZABETH SANCHEZ,

Court: United States District Court, D. New Jersey

Date published: Dec 21, 2023

Mag. 20-14031 (DEA) (D.N.J. Dec. 21, 2023)

Opinion

Mag. 20-14031 (DEA)

12-21-2023

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ELIZABETH SANCHEZ,

Andres Jalon, Esq. Counsel for Defendant Alexander E. Ramey, Assistant United States Attorney Eric A. Boden Attorney- in-Charge - Trenton Branch Office

HONORABLE DOUGLAS E. ARPERT, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Andres Jalon, Esq.

Counsel for Defendant

Alexander E. Ramey,

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 March 1, 2024, 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 fourteen 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 21^st day of December, 2023, ORDERED that the proceedings scheduled in the above-captioned matter are continued from the date of this Order through and including March 1, 2024; and

ORDERED that the period from the date of this Order through and including March 1, 2024, shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.