ORDER TO CONTINUE - Ends of Justice as to Alexandra Acosta - Time excluded from… — USA v. Alexandra Acosta (Dkt. 20)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 0:23-cr-60170-RNS · Doc. 20 · 2023-11-20 · Docket on CourtListener

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An order continuing trial on ends-of-justice grounds, entered November 20, 2023 as Doc. 20 in United States of America v. Alexandra Acosta, No. 0:23-cr-60170-RNS, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The order grants the defendant's Agreed Motion to Continue Trial (ECF No. 19), filed November 17, 2023, finding that the interests of justice served by a continuance outweigh the public's and the defendant's interest in a speedy trial. It makes the delay from November 17, 2023 until trial begins excludable time under the Speedy Trial Act. The defendant is set for jury trial during the two-week trial period beginning March 11, 2024, with a calendar call on March 5, 2024 that counsel and the defendant must attend. The one-page order is signed by United States District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr.

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United States District Court 
for the 
Southern District of Florida 
 
United States of America,  
Plaintiff 
 
v. 
 
Alexandra Acosta, 
Defendant.  
                               
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Criminal Case No. 23-60170-CR-Scola 
Order Continuing Trial – Ends of Justice 
 
 
This Cause came before the Court on Defendant’s Agreed Motion to 
Continue Trial, filed November 17, 2023. The Court has considered the Motion, 
the arguments presented by Counsel, and being otherwise fully advised, it is 
Ordered and Adjudged as follows:  
1) Defendant’s Agreed Motion to Continue Trial (ECF No. 19) is granted. 
The interests of justice served by a continuance outweigh any interest of the public 
or the Defendant in a speedy trial.  As a result, the period of delay resulting from 
this continuance C i.e., from the date the Motion was filed, November 17, 2023, 
to and including the date trial commences C is excludable time under the Speedy 
Trial Act.  See 18 U.S.C. ' 3161(h)(7). 
2) The above-named defendant is hereby set for jury trial before the 
Honorable Robert N. Scola, Jr., United States District Judge, at 400 North Miami 
Avenue, Courtroom 12-3, Miami, Florida, during the two-week trial period that 
begins on March 11, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.  A calendar call will be held on Tuesday, 
March 5, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at the same location.  All counsel and defendant 
are required to be present at the calendar call.   
Done and Ordered in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on November 20, 2023.  
 
 
_______________________________ 
Robert N. Scola, Jr. 
United States District Judge 
 
 
cc: 
counsel of record 
 
Case 0:23-cr-60170-RNS   Document 20   Entered on FLSD Docket 11/20/2023   Page 1 of 1

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