Opinion
No.2:12-cr-164 JAM
07-23-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JAMES KIRK SHORT, Defendant.
Todd Pickles Assistant United States Attorney Counsel for Plaintiff Jeffrey L. Staniels Assistant Federal Defender Counsel for Defendant JAMES KIRK SHORT
DANIEL J. BRODERICK, Bar #89424
Federal Defender
JEFFREY L. STANIELS, Bar #91413
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
JAMES KIRK SHORT
STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING CASE
Date: July 24, 2012
Judge: John A. Mendez
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among Assistant United States Attorney Todd Pickles, counsel for Plaintiff, and Assistant Federal Defender Jeffrey L. Staniels, counsel for defendant, JAMES KIRK SHORT, that the status conference now set for July 24, 2012, be vacated and the matter continued to October 16, 2012 at 9:45 a.m. Investigation which include out of district travel and consultation including exploration of possible resolution of the charges without trial have commenced and are on-going. Counsel for the parties expect that any shorter time period might well not be sufficient to complete that process.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the interests of justice served by granting the requested continuance outweighs the interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial and that time should be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this matter must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161 et. seq., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). and Local Code T-4.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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Todd Pickles
Assistant United States Attorney
Counsel for Plaintiff
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Jeffrey L. Staniels
Assistant Federal Defender
Counsel for Defendant
JAMES KIRK SHORT
ORDER
Based on the above representations of counsel the court finds that the requested continuance is appropriate and that the interests of justice served thereby outweigh the interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. The requested continuance is therefore GRANTED. Time for trial under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161 et. seq., is excluded from July 24, 2012, through October 16, 2012, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), Local Code T-4.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
By the Court,
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Hon. John A. Mendez
United States District Court Judge