Opinion
3:22-cr-00009-LRH-CSD
12-29-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MARTIN WILLIAMS Defendant.
RENE L. VALLADARES Federal Public Defender KATE BERRY Assistant Federal Public Defender Counsel for Martin Williams JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney PENELOPE BRADY Assistant United States Attorney Counsel for United States
RENE L. VALLADARES
Federal Public Defender
KATE BERRY
Assistant Federal Public Defender Counsel for Martin Williams
JASON M. FRIERSON
United States Attorney
PENELOPE BRADY
Assistant United States Attorney
Counsel for United States
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE SENTENCING HEARING (FIRST REQUEST)
LARRYR. HICKS, DISTRICT JUDGE
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Federal Public Defender Rene L. Valladares, Assistant Federal Public Defender KATE BERRY, counsel for MARTIN WILLIAMS, United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson, and Assistant United States Attorney PENELOPE BRADY, counsel for the United States of America, that the that the Sentencing hearing set for February 7, 2023, at 11:00 AM, be vacated and continued to March 14, 2023, at 10:00 AM.
The continuance is necessary for the following reasons:
1. This is a joint request by counsel for the Government and counsel for the Defendant, Mr. Williams.
2. The additional time requested by this Stipulation is reasonable pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(b)(2), which states that the “court may, for good cause, change any time limits prescribed in this rule.”
3. Both counsel request this additional time in order to allow adequate time to research sentencing issues and to prepare for the sentencing hearing.
4. Mr. Williams is detained and agrees to the continuance. Specifically, Mr. Williams was informed that the continuance will allow defense counsel to continue to gather documents in support of the hearing and provide continuity of counsel.
5. This is the first request for continuance of the sentencing hearing.
ORDER
Based on the Stipulation of counsel, and good cause appearing, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Sentencing Hearing currently set for February 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., be vacated and continued to March 9, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. before Judge Larry R. Hicks in Reno Courtroom 3.
IT IS SO ORDERED.