Opinion
Criminal No. 12-290
09-07-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARTIN VILLALOBOS, Defendant.
Hon. Stanley R. Chester
ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE
This matter come before the Court on the Government's Motion to Continue (DE 37) seeking an adjournment of trial in the interest of justice to, inter alia, afford the defendant a reasonable opportunity to prepare for trial. Having considered the Government's motion and the defendant's statement on the record in open court on September 4, 2012 that he desires and needs an adjournment to prepare for trial and this Court having ruled on the record at the September 4,2012 hearing that an adjournment is warranted, this Court finds as follows:
1. The defendant, proceeding pro se, requests a reasonable continuance of this matter to prepare for trial;
2. 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.
IT IS, therefore, on this __ day of September, 2012,
ORDERED that this action be, and hereby is, continued until October 9, 2012; and it is further
ORDERED that any motions are to be filed by ______, 2012; and it is further
ORDERED that any response is due on or before ______, 2012; and it is further
ORDERED that a motion hearing is scheduled for ______, 2012 at _______; and it is further
ORDERED that trial in this matter shall commence on October 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.: and it is further
ORDERED that the period from September 4, 2012 through October 9, 2012 shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.
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HONORABLE STANLEY R. CHESLER
United States District Judge