[PROPOSED] ORDER EXLUDING TIME

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973) 

United States Attorney

BARBARA J. VALLIERE (DCBN 439353) 

Chief, Criminal Division

SCOTT D. JOINER (CABN 223313) 

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94102-3495 

Telephone: (415) 436-7200 

FAX: (415) 436-7234 

scott.joiner@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v. 

OMAR POPE, 

Defendant.

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NO. CR 17-00071 WHA

[PROPOSED] ORDER EXCLUDING TIME FROM 

MARCH 7, 2017 TO MARCH 28, 2017 

The defendant, Omar Pope, represented by Daniel Blank, Assistant Federal Public Defender, and 

the government, represented by Scott Joiner, Assistant United States Attorney, appeared before the 

Court on March 7, 2017, for a status hearing. The parties represented that defense preparation was

ongoing and requested a continuance of the matter until March 14, 2017, for change of plea. The parties 

asked that time be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act between March 7, 2017 and March 14, 2017, for 

effective preparation of counsel. 

On March 14, 2017, the parties appeared before the Court. Assistant Federal Public Defender 

Candis Mitchell appeared for the defense because Mr. Blank was unexpectedly unavailable. The parties 

requested that the matter be continued for two weeks for change of plea when counsel for the parties 

were available. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER EXLUDING TIME

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The matter was continued to March 28, 2017, at 1:00 PM for change of plea. The parties

requested that time be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act between March 14, 2017, and March 28, 

2017, based on continuity of counsel. 

Based upon the representation of counsel and for good cause shown, the Court finds that failing 

to exclude the time between March 7, 2017, and March 14, 2017, would unreasonably deny counsel the 

reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence. 

18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). The Court also finds that failing to exclude the time between March 14, 

2017, and March 28, 2017, would unreasonably deny the defendant continuity of counsel. Id. In 

addition, the Court finds that the ends of justice served by excluding the time between March 7, 2017, 

and March 28, 2017, from computation under the Speedy Trial Act outweigh the best interests of the 

public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the time between 

March 7, 2017, through and including March 28, 2017, shall be excluded from computation under the 

Speedy Trial Act. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B)(iv). 

 

 

DATED: ___________________ ___________________________ 

 Hon. William Alsup

 United States District Judge

March 20, 2017.

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