U.S. v. Mosberg

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. EDWARD J. MOSBERG

Court: United States District Court, D. New Jersey

Date published: Apr 22, 2009

Criminal No. 08-678 (FLW) (D.N.J. Apr. 22, 2009)

Opinion

Criminal No. 08-678 (FLW).

April 22, 2009

ORDER

FREDA WOLFSON, Magistrate Judge

This matter having been opened to the Court on the joint application of defendant Edward J. Mosberg (Jonathan L. Goldstein, Esq., appearing), and Ralph J. Marra, Jr., Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Assistant U.S. Attorney, appearing), for an Order granting a continuance of the proceedings in the above-captioned matter, and resetting the dates for the filing of pretrial motions; and this matter having been declared a complex case pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(8)(B)(ii) by prior Order of this Court. Having found such Order to be appropriate and good cause having been shown, the Court makes the following findings in support of entering such Order:

1. The charges in this case are the result of a lengthy investigation and involve allegations of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud and bribery offenses.

2. The discovery in this case is voluminous, and includes, among other items, thousands of pages of documents that were subpoenaed by the United States in the course of this investigation.

3. The defendant will require additional time to review discovery and complete his investigation of the charges.

4. The defendant will also require additional time to research and determine what pretrial motions to file, to file and respond to pretrial motions, and to prepare for pretrial hearings and for trial.

5. The defendant has consented to this continuance.

6. Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161(h)(8)(A), 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 22^nd day of April, 2009,

ORDERED that:

1. The proceedings in this matter shall be continued from the date this Order is signed until October 5, 2009;

2. The period from the date this Order is signed until October 5, 2009 shall be excluded in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974; 18 U.S.C. § 3161; and

3. The United States shall file its motion to disqualify counsel on or before April 13, 2009. The defendant shall file his motion in support of a bill of particulars on or before April 24, 2009. The parties shall file their respective responses to the said motions on or before May 8, 2009. The parties' replies, if applicable, shall be filed on or before May 15, 2009. The return date for these motions shall be May 27, 2009; and

4. Trial shall commence on October 5, 2009.