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Parties Involved:
Farah Sarwar
Defendant
Hussain Shahzad
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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Amended Stipulation and Order to Continue Status Conference

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Michael E. Hansen

Attorney at Law, SBN 191737

711 Ninth Street, Suite 100

Sacramento, CA 95814

916.438.7711 FAX 916.864.1359

Attorney for Defendant

HUSSAIN SHAHZAD

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

FARAH SARWAR, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:13-CR-00354-MCE

AMENDED STIPULATION AND 

ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS 

CONFERENCE, AND TO EXCLUDE 

TIME PURSUANT TO THE SPEEDY 

TRIAL ACT

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their 

respective counsel, Christiaan Highsmith, Assistant United States Attorney, attorney for 

plaintiff; Chris Haydn-Myer, attorney for defendant Farah Sarwar; and Michael E. Hansen, 

attorney for defendant Hussain Shahzad, that the previously-scheduled status conference date 

of March 17, 2016, be vacated and the matter set for status conference on May 5, 2016, at 9:00

a.m.

Michael Hansen is presently in trial in USA v. Dianna Woods (2:12-CR-00330-WBS), 

which is expected to last at least two weeks. Mr. Hansen is, therefore, unavailable to attend the 

status conference on March 17, 2016.

The Government does not oppose this request.

Further, the parties agree and stipulate the ends of justice served by the granting of such 

a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial and 

that time within which the trial of this case must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act 

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should therefore be excluded under 18 U.S.C. section 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), corresponding to 

Local Codes T2 (complex case) and T4 (to allow defense counsel time to prepare), from the 

date of the parties’ stipulation, March 8, 2016, to and including May 5, 2016.

Accordingly, the parties respectfully request the Court adopt this proposed stipulation.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: March 8, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Michael E. Hansen

MICHAEL E. HANSEN

Attorney for Defendant

HUSSAIN SHAHZAD

Dated: March 8, 2016 /s/ Michael E. Hansen for

CHRIS HAYDN-MYER

Attorney for Defendant

FARAH SARWAR

Dated: March 8, 2016 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Michael E. Hansen for

CHRISTIAAN HIGHSMITH

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

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ORDER

The Court, having received, read, and considered the stipulation of the parties, and 

good cause appearing therefrom, adopts the stipulation of the parties in its entirety as its order. 

Based on the stipulation of the parties and the recitation of facts contained therein, the Court 

finds that it is unreasonable to expect adequate preparation for pretrial proceedings and trial 

itself within the time limits established in 18 U.S.C. section 3161. In addition, the Court 

specifically finds that the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny defense 

counsel to this stipulation reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into 

account the exercise of due diligence. The Court finds that the ends of justice to be served by 

granting the requested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants

in a speedy trial.

The Court orders that the time from the date of the parties’ stipulation, March 8, 2016, 

to and including May 5, 2016, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the 

trial of this case must be commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section

3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), and Local Codes T2 (complex case) and T4 (reasonable time for defense 

counsel to prepare). It is further ordered that the March 17, 2016, status conference shall be 

continued until May 5, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2016

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