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Parties Involved:
Edward Maurer
Defendant
Mount Whitney Pest Control, Inc.
Defendant
Lorenzo Rios
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

Document Text:

{6684/002/00195071.DOC} 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DATES FOR FILING OF MOTIONS, STATUS CONFERENCE AND EXCLUSION OF TIME UNDER 

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2445 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor 

Post Office Box 1632 

Fresno, California 93717-1632 

Telephone: (559) 233-4800 

Facsimile: (559) 233-9330 

William C. Hahesy #105743 

Attorneys for: Defendants Mount Whitney Pest Control, Inc. and Edward Maurer 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

MOUNT WHITNEY PEST CONTROL, 

INC., EDWARD MAURER and 

LORENZO RIOS, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 01:06-CR-00172 DLB 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

DATES FOR FILING OF MOTIONS, 

STATUS CONFERENCE AND 

EXCLUSION OF TIME UNDER 

THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT AND 

ORDER THEREON 

 Plaintiff United States of America and Defendants Mount Whitney Pest Control, 

Inc., Edward Maurer and Lorenzo Rios, by and through their respective attorneys of record 

hereby STIPULATE and AGREE as follows: 

 1. On July 7, 2006, the parties appeared before the Honorable Dennis L. 

Beck, United States Magistrate Judge, for the initial appearance in this case; 

 2. At the initial appearance, the Court set the following schedule: 

 a. Defendants’ motions are to be filed by August 7, 2006; 

 b. Plaintiff’s oppositions to the motions is to be filed by August 21, 

2006; and 

 c. Hearing on the motions and further status conferences set for 

September 1, 2006. 

THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT AND ORDER THEREON 

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 3. On August 3, 2006, the Court, pursuant to the Stipulation and 

Application of the parties, continue the above referenced dates to the following: 

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 a. The motions are to be filed by August 21, 2006; 

 b. The oppositions are to be filed by September 5, 2006; 

 c. The hearing on the motion and further status conference will be 

on September 15, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 9 before the Honorable Dennis L. Beck. 

 4. The parties are engaged extensively in settlement negotiations and need 

additional time to pursue those negotiations in advance of filing the motions. Counsel for the 

government advises that it has submitted a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency 

for its review and approval. Due to the schedule of counsel for the government and necessary 

parties at the Environmental Protection Agency, the proposal will not be able to be reviewed 

and evaluated until the end of August, 2006. Counsel for Defendants are not opposed to the 

continuance of these dates to permit the parties to continue the negotiations. In addition, 

counsel for the Defendants are still reviewing discovery and conducting other investigative 

work that they anticipate, if necessary, may be relevant to potential motions that will be filed in 

this matter. Discovery is relatively extensive and additional time is needed to review and 

analyze all discovery and conduct further investigation to assist in preparation of the motions. 

 5. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court authorize an 

additional three weeks to research and prepare pre-trial motions and to continue the settlement 

negotiations. The parties propose the following schedule to the court: 

 a. The motions are to be filed by September 11, 2006; 

 b. The oppositions are to be filed by September 25, 2006; and 

 c. The hearing on the motions and further status conference will be 

on October 6, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 9, before the Honorable Dennis L. Beck. 

 6. The parties further stipulate and agree to exclude the time under the 

Speedy Trial Act for the reasons set forth herein from the date of execution of this stipulation 

to and including October 6, 2006. This stipulation is submitted pursuant to Title 18, United 

States Code, Section 3161(h)(1)(F) and (h)(8). The parties respectfully submit that the ends of 

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justice will be served by the court granting this continuance and that this continuance 

outweighs the best interest of the public and Defendants to a speedy trial. The parties 

incorporates the reasons set forth in paragraph e. In addition, the Defendants have received 

discovery totaling 438 pages. Within this discovery, there is significant amount of witness 

statements, investigative material and lab results. The Defendants have been diligently 

reviewing this discovery. The Defendants need additional time to complete the review of this 

discovery in order to assist in the preparation of the pre-trial motions. The continuance is 

necessary to provide counsel for the Defendant with reasonable time necessary for effective 

preparation of the pre-trial motions, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 

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DATED: August 17, 2006. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 

 By: /s/ 

Robert Wright, 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

United States of America 

DATED: August 17, 2006. SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY 

 By: /s/ 

William C. Hahesy, 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

Mount Whitney Pest Control and 

Edward Maurer 

DATED: August 17, 2006. LAW OFFICES OF DANIEL A. BACON

 By: /s/ 

Daniel A. Bacon 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

Lorenzo Rios 

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THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT AND ORDER THEREON 

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 The court having reviewed the proceeding Stipulation and good cause therefore: 

 1. The court hereby enters the following schedule: 

 a. The motions are due by September 11, 2006; 

 b. The oppositions are due by September 25, 2006; and 

 c. The hearing on the motions and further status conference will be 

on October 6, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 9, before the Honorable Dennis L. Beck. 

 2. The court further excludes time under the Speedy Trial Act from the 

date of execution of the Stipulation to October 6, 2006, the date of the hearing and further 

status conference. The court specifically finds that the period of time is excusable pursuant to 

the provision of Title 18, United States Codes, Section 3161(h)(1)(F) and (h)(8), after 

consideration of all the relevant factors. Counsel advises for the government advises that it has 

submitted a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency for its review and approval. Due 

to the schedule of counsel for the government and necessary parties at the Environmental 

Protection Agency, the proposal will not be able to be reviewed and evaluated until the end of 

August, 2006. Counsel for Defendants are not opposed to the continuance of these dates to 

permit the parties to continue the negotiations. The parties are engaged extensively in 

settlement negotiations. The reasons set forth in paragraph 3 are incorporated herein. In 

addition, counsel for the Defendants are still reviewing discovery and conducting other 

investigative work that they anticipate, if necessary, may be relevant to potential motions that 

will be filed in this matter. The discovery is relatively extensive and additional time is needed 

to review and analysis all discovery and conduct further investigation to assist in preparation of 

the motions. The court further finds that the additional time is necessary for the Defendants to 

reasonably research and prepare appropriate motions and the government to research and 

prepare an appropriate response and the hearing thereon, taking into account the exercise of 

reasonable diligence. 

Dated: August 18, 2006 _/s/ Dennis L. Beck_______ 

 Honorable Dennis L. Beck 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT AND ORDER THEREON 

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