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ORDER — 1

United States v. Andrew Heffron, Case No. CR 06-079 JCC

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220

Seattle, Washington 98101-1271

(206) 553-7970

JUDGE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT SEATTLE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

 ) CASE NO. CR 06-079 JCC

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER 

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ANDREW HEFFRON, )

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Defendant. ) )

This Court having considered the stipulation of the parties hereby GRANTS the

parties’ request for a continuance of the trial date and pre-trial motions cutoff date. 

Defendant Andrew Heffron will indicate his knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver of

his right to a speedy trial by executing a written waiver of his right to a speedy trial

through July 31, 2007. The parties also have articulated their desire to continue to engage

in plea discussions.

THIS COURT FINDS, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,

Section 3161(h)(8)(B)(i) that failure to grant such a continuance in the proceeding would

be likely to make a continuation of such proceeding impossible, or result in a miscarriage

of justice.

THIS COURT FINDS, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section

3161(h)(8)(B)(iv), that failure to grant the continuance in this case, which, taken as a

whole, is not so unusual or so complex as to fall within clause (ii), would deny counsel

for the defendant the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, due to counsels’

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ORDER — 2

United States v. Andrew Heffron, Case No. CR 06-079 JCC

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220

Seattle, Washington 98101-1271

(206) 553-7970

need for more time to review the evidence and consider possible defenses, taking into

account the exercise of due diligence.

THIS COURT FINDS, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section

3161(h)(7), that this is a reasonable period of delay in that the defendants are joined for

trial and no previous motion for continuance has been granted, and all defendants have

requested more time to prepare for trial, and defendants have either filed or will file

waivers of speedy trial in support of this motion.

THIS COURT FINDS, therefore, that pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,

Section 3161(h)(8)(A), the ends of justice will best be served by a continuance, and that

they outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.

The parties’ motion for continuance is GRANTED. Trial is reset

for May 21, 2007. The Pre-trial Motion cutoff date is reset for March 15, 2007, with any

responses due on March 29, 2007. The time from the filing of the stipulated motion

through the new trial date shall be excludable under the Speedy Trial Act, Title 18,

United States Code, Section 3161(h)(8)(A).

Dated this 12th day of January, 2007.

AJohn C. Coughenour

United States District Judge

Presented by:

s/ John J. Lulejian 

JOHN J. LULEJIAN

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney's Office

700 Union Street, Suite 5220

Seattle, Washington 98101-1270

Telephone: (206) 553-7970

Facsimile: (206) 553-0755

E-mail: John.Lulejian@usdoj.gov

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