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Parties Involved:
Laurie Griffen
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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BARRY J. PORTMAN

Federal Public Defender

DANIEL P. BLANK

Assistant Federal Public Defender

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-7700

Counsel for Defendant GRIFFEN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LAURIE GRIFFEN,

Defendant.

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No. CR 05-0759 WHA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER CONTINUING SENTENCING

HEARING

With the concurrence of U.S. Probation Officer Charles Mabie, the parties stipulate and jointly

request that the sentencing hearing in the above-captioned matter be continued from the currently set

date of May 16, 2006, to facilitate the presentation of evidence to the Court critical to the sentencing

decision.

Specifically, the parties and the probation officer agree that the Court would benefit from the

report of a thorough psychiatric evaluation of Defendant Laurie Griffen prior to sentencing. 

However, undersigned counsel for Ms. Griffen has experienced unforeseen delays in obtaining

records of her past psychiatric treatment. As many of such records as possible must be obtained

before a meaningful evaluation can be performed. In addition, the government experienced

unforeseen delays in determining whether the property seized from Ms. Griffen following her arrest

could be returned to her so that she could sell it to start paying restitution. The parties and the

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STIP. & PROP. ORDER - 2 -

probation officer agree that Ms. Griffen should be afforded a meaningful opportunity voluntarily to

initiate restitution prior to sentencing so that the Court may benefit from that information about her

acceptance of responsibility.

For these reasons, the parties jointly request that the sentencing hearing be continued for

approximately ninety days to August 22, 2006, at 2:00 p.m.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

 KEVIN V. RYAN

 United States Attorney

DATED: April 17, 2006 _______/S/____________________

SUSAN BADGER

Assistant United States Attorney

DATED: April 14, 2006 _______/S/____________________

DANIEL P. BLANK

Assistant Federal Public Defender

Attorney for Laurie Griffen

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _____________________________

WILLIAM H. ALSUP

United States District Judge

4/18/06

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge William Alsup

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