UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

Criminal No. 15-cr-20382 

v. 

HON. VICTORIA A. ROBERTS

D-1 PAUL NICOLETTI, 

Defendant. 

 / 

STIPULATION RESETTING TRIAL DATE AND FOR 

FINDING OF EXCLUDABLE DELAY PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. '3161 

 The parties, through MATTHEW SCHNEIDER, United States 

Attorney, and Craig A. Weier, Assistant United States Attorney, for the 

United States, and JAMES C. HOWARTH for D-1 PAUL NICOLETTI, 

hereby stipulate that the trial in this case, previously scheduled for 

July 17, 2018 at 8:30am, which was adjourned due to substitution of 

counsel, be reset to commence on February 21, 2019 at 8:30am, and 

that a final pretrial conference and plea cut-off date be set for December 

17, 2018 at 2:00pm; 

The parties stipulate further that the delay from and including 

the last status conference in this case, September 5, 2018, to 

February 21, 2019 is necessary to allow recently-appointed counsel an 

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adequate opportunity to prepare for trial in light of voluminous 

discovery as well as to explore a possible, pretrial, negotiated 

resolution. 

The parties further stipulate that the period of delay from and 

including September 5, 2018 to February 21, 2019 should be 

excluded from the time within which the above-noted case must be tried 

pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act because the reasons for the delay 

stated above outweigh the best interests of the public and the 

defendants in a speedy trial. See 18 U.S.C. '' 3161(h)(7)(A), 

3161(h)(7)(B)(ii), and 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). 

Respectfully submitted, 

MATTHEW SCHNEIDER JAMES C. HOWARTH 

United States Attorney Attorney for Defendant 

s/Craig A. Weier (P33261) s/James C. Howarth 

Assistant U.S. Attorney 615 Griswold Street 

211 W. Fort Street, Suite 2001 Suite 820 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 Detroit, Michigan 48226 

Phone: (313) 226-9678 (313) 963-1455 

 E-Mail: craig.weier@usdoj.gov james-howarth@att.net

 

Dated: September 12, 2018 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

Criminal No. 15-cr-20382 

v. 

HON. VICTORIA A. ROBERTS

D-1 PAUL NICOLETTI, 

Defendant. 

 / 

ORDER ADJOURNING TRIAL AND FOR 

FINDING OF EXCLUDABLE DELAY PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. '3161

 

The Court, having reviewed and considered the stipulation of the 

parties, dated September 12, 2018, as well as the statements of counsel 

at a status conferences of July 11, 2018 and September 5, 2018, and it 

appearing that additional time is necessary to allow recently-appointed 

counsel adequate opportunity to prepare for trial in light of voluminous 

discovery and to explore a pretrial, negotiated settlement; 

IT IS NOW THEREFORE ORDERED that the trial in this matter 

be scheduled for February 21, 2019 at 8:30am, and that this case be 

scheduled for a final pretrial conference on December 17, 2018 at 2pm. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the delay from and including 

the status conference of September 5, 2018 to February 21, 2019 is 

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necessary to allow counsel an opportunity to adequately prepare for 

trial in light of the voluminous discovery in this case, as well as to 

explore a possible pretrial, negotiated resolution of the case. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the period from and including 

September 5, 2018 to February 21, 2018 be excluded from the 

calculations of the time period within which the defendant must be 

tried pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act because the Court finds, for the 

reasons set forth above, that the reasons for the delay outweigh the best 

interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. ''

3161(h)(7)(A), 3161(h)(7)(B)(ii), and 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). 

SO ORDERED. 

S/Victoria A. Roberts 

HONORABLE VICTORIA A. ROBERTS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Date: September 13, 2018 

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