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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION This case was not selected for publication in the Federal Reporter To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1
    
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zachary BARIAN, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 05-1482.
    United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
    Argued Jan. 17, 2007.
    Decided Feb. 7, 2007.
    Michelle L. Jacobs, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Susan Kister, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before JOEL M. FLAUM, MICHAEL S. KANNE, TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judges.
   ORDER

In April 2002, Zachary Barian was charged, along with others, with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy. Superseding indictments were filed in August and September of that year. The end result is that there were over 80 defendants charged in the case. In a case this size, it is understandable that lots of delays occurred. Barian eventually went to trial on October 25, 2004, and the jury found him guilty on all counts. Obviously, the trial did not begin within the time limits of the Speedy Trial Act, which requires, as relevant here, that trial begin within seventy days of the filing of an indictment. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1). Most of the time, as a matter of fact, was “ex-cludable” from the time requirements of the Act. But as a result of all the time that passed, Barian now seeks to have his conviction reversed and the case remanded to the district court to determine whether the case against him should be dismissed with or without prejudice.

Unfortunately for Barian, there is no dispute that, in the trial court, he never objected to any of the many requests for continuances. He never moved to dismiss the indictment. He never demanded a speedy trial. Section 3162(a)(2) of the Act provides that “[fjailure of the defendant to move for dismissal prior to trial or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere shall constitute a waiver of the right to dismissal under this section.” As we made clear in United States v. Morgan, 384 F.3d 439 (7th Cir.2004), we read § 3162(a)(2) literally. Barian has waived — not merely forfeited — his rights under the Act. Consequently, he is not entitled to claim plain error on this appeal. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.