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Parties Involved:
Clement Chan
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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GARRICK S. LEW (State Bar No. 61889)

600 Townsend Street, Suite 329E

San Francisco, CA 94103-4957

Telephone: (415) 575-3588

Facsimile: (415) 522-1506

Attorneys for Defendant 

Clement Chan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

) CR 06–0113 PJH

Plaintiff, )

) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

vs. ) FOR CONTINUANCE OF STATUS 

) CONFERENCE

CLEMENT CHAN, )

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Defendant. )

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The United States, through its counsel Susan Jerich, and defendant Clement Chan, through his

counsel Garrick Lew, hereby agree and stipulate to continue the status conference in this case scheduled

for Wednesday May 17, 2006, and continue the hearing to July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m., before this Court.

The parties agree that the following reasons exist for this resetting and continuance:

(1) On April 14, 2006, counsel for defendant was on Easter vacation with his family in

Whistler, British Columbia at which time Diane Hiura, counsel’s wife, was struck with

massive pulmonary edema resulting in cardiac arrest. Mrs. Hiura was taken to the

emergency room at St. Paul Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia and was placed on

life support then moved to the intensive care unit where she received recovery services

until April 25, 2006, when she was discharged from the hospital to return to the United

States. Counsel’s wife is presently scheduled for surgery at UCSF Medical Center on

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June 22, 2006. Counsel was out of the office and unable to work on Mr. Chan’s matter

for most of the month of April.

(2) Upon return to work counsel provided the government with a 160 gigabyte portable hard

drive for computer data\image evidence from the government which should arrive soon.

(3) Counsel has retained a forensic expert to review, inspect and assist counsel in analyzing

the data\image evidence once it becomes available to the defense.

(4) Counsel for defendant needs additional time to review the above described forsensic

evidence to prepare defendant’s case.

The stipulation is based on the need of additional preparation time of the parties. The parties

request pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (h)(8)(B)(ii) that the court find good cause that additional time is

necessary for adequate preparation for pretrial proceedings and trial.

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: May 16, 2006 _______/s/________________

GARRICK LEW

Counsel for Clement Chan

Dated: May 16, 2006 _______/s/________________

SUSAN R. JERICH

Assistant United States Attorney 

ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties and the facts set forth in the stipulation between the

parties, and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the July 12, 2006, status conference is vacated and continued

to July 12, 2006, at 2:30 P.M. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (h)(8)(B)(ii).

DATED: ___________

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Phyllis J. Hamilton

United States District Judge

May 17 5/17/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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