Opinion
Case No. S-11-140 MCE [EFB]
08-12-2011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. ROBERT TAGGART, Defendant,
Linda M. Parisi by e-mail authorization Linda M. Parisi Attorney for Robert Taggart Benjamin B. Wagner United States Attorney Laurel White by e-mail authorization Laurel White Assistant U.S. Attorney
LAW OFFICES OF
WING & PARISI
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS FOR: Defendant
AMENDED STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING STATUS
HEARING FROM July 28, 2011 AT 9:00 AM TO September 29, 2011 AT 9:00 AM.
Plaintiff, United States of America, by its counsel, Assistant United States Attorney Laurel White , and defendant ROBERT TAGGART, by his attorney, Linda M. Parisi, hereby stipulate and agree that the status conference calendared for July 28, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable United States District Court Judge, Morrison C. England, may be continued to September 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., for a further Status Hearing.
The defendant and his attorney continue to review and investigate the discovery provided previously and to review and incorporate documents that have been found through their investigations. Those documents are extensive and necessitate the extension requested.
The defendant and his attorney continue to meet and confer with the Assistant United States Attorney in an effort to resolve the case.
Based upon this discovery, the parties stipulate and agree that time under the Speedy Trial Act shall continue to be excluded to September 29, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), Local Code T-4 - for time for the defense counsel to prepare. It is further agreed and stipulated that the ends of justice served in granting this request outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial.
The date has been confirmed with the Court's courtroom deputy, Ms. Stephanie Deutsch.
Respectfully Submitted
Linda M. Parisi by e-mail authorization
Linda M. Parisi
Attorney for Robert Taggart
Benjamin B. Wagner
United States Attorney
Laurel White by e-mail authorization
Laurel White
Assistant U.S. Attorney
ORDER
This matter having come on before me pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing therefore,
IT IS ORDERED THAT: the Hearing now set for July 28, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., is vacated and the matter set for a status conference on September 29, 2011 at 9:00 am.
Further, the Court finds that the defendants' need for additional time to prepare exceeds the public interest in a trial within 70 days and, therefore, the interests of justice warrant a further exclusion of time until the hearing on September 29, 2011. Based upon this finding and the representations of the parties, the Court excludes time from September 29, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), Local Code T4 (time to allow sufficient time for counsel to prepare), until the next appearance on September 29, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. or by further order of this Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE