Opinion
No. CR-S-09-196 GEB
01-26-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL LEON WILLIAMS, et. al. Defendant.
MICHAEL BECKWITH Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Government PETER KMETO Attorney for Defendant MICHAEL LEON WILLIAMS
PETER KMETO
Attorney at Law
Attorney for: MICHAEL LEON WILLIAMS
STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING STATUS HEARING
Defendant: MICHAEL LEON WILLIAMS, through his attorney, PETER KMETO, and the United States of America, through its counsel of record, MICHAEL BECKWITH, stipulate and agree to the following:
1. The presently scheduled date of January 27, 2012 for Status Hearing shall be vacated as to defendant, MICHAEL LEON WILLIAMS, only, and said Hearing be rescheduled for March 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m..
2. Defense investigation is nearing completion and, thereafter, further settlement negotiations will be conducted. Accordingly, the parties stipulate that time be excluded from January 20, 2012 to March 16, 2012 pursuant to 18 U.S. C. §3161(h)(7)(A) and 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(8)(B)(iv) [Local Code T4] -additional time to adequately prepare for pretrial proceedings. The parties further stipulate that the interests of justice outweigh the defendant's and the public's interest in a speedy trial.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
MICHAEL BECKWITH
Assistant U.S. Attorney
for the Government
PETER KMETO
Attorney for Defendant
MICHAEL LEON WILLIAMS
ORDER
UPON GOOD CAUSE SHOWN and the stipulation of the two parties, it is ordered that the hearing for STATUS HEARING as to Defendant, WILLIAMS, only, be continued as set forth above.
The Court finds excludable time pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A), 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(8)(B)(iv) and Local Rule T-4 from January 20, 2012 until March 16, 2012 for continuity of defense counsel and time to permit defense counsel to prepare and properly advise his client. The Court further finds that the interests of justice outweigh the defendant's and the public's interest in a speedy trial.
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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
United States District Judge