Opinion
Case No.: CR S-10-192 JAM
01-12-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. BRANDON SAVALOJA, Defendant.
LINDSAY ANNE WESTON Attorney State Bar NO. 73132 Attorney for Defendant BRANDON SAVALOJA BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney DANIEL S. MCCONKIE Assistant United States Attorney Attorney for the Plaintiff
LINDSAY ANNE WESTON
Attorney State Bar NO. 73132
Attorney for Defendant
BRANDON SAVALOJA
STIPULATION AND ORDER
CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE
AND EXCLUDING TIME
It is hereby stipulated and agreed to between the United States of America through Assistant United States Attorney Daniel McConkie, and defendant, BRANDON SAVALOJA, by and through his counsel, Lindsay Anne Weston, that the status conference in this matter currently scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. be continued to February 14, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.
This continuance is requested by the defense to allow defense counsel sufficient time to consult with Mr. Savaloja and counsel for the government in efforts to resolve the case by a negotiated plea. Undersigned defense counsel was appointed on November 29, 2011, after previous counsel was relieved by the Court due to a conflict of interest. Defense counsel has reviewed the more than seven hundred pages of discovery, met with the defendant, and reviewed the case file. Although the parties anticipate a settlement of the case, defense counsel requests additional time to complete negotiations or to prepare the case for trial.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the period from January 17, 2012, through and including February 14, 2012 be excluded in computing the time within which trial must commence under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv) and Local Code T4 (preparation of counsel), and that the ends of justice served in granting the continuance and allowing the defendant further reasonable time to prepare, taking into account the exercise of due diligence, outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
Respectfully submitted,
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LINDSAY ANNE WESTON
Attorney for Defendant
BRANDON SAVALOJA
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
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DANIEL S. MCCONKIE
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for the Plaintiff
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDRED.
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JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Judge