Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Thomas et al (Dkt. 411.1)

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A [PROPOSED] Order, Document 411-1 filed 01/13/22 in United States of America v. Meghan Thomas, Jesika Blakely, Teldrin Foster, Amanda Christian and other defendants, Criminal Action No. 1:20-CR-296-JPB-CMS, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. It concerns Defendants' Unopposed Joint Motion to Continue Pretrial Motion Deadline and Pretrial Conference. The proposed order would grant the motion, give the Defendants until March 14, 2022 to file pretrial motions, and exclude the delay from Speedy Trial Act calculations to allow review of voluminous discovery. The pretrial conference date and the signature line for Catherine M. Salinas, United States Magistrate Judge, are unfilled.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
v. 
 
MEGHAN THOMAS, 
JESIKA BLAKELY, 
TELDRIN FOSTER 
AMANDA CHRISTIAN, 
DWAN ASHONG, A/K/A DWAN GILPIN, 
JOHN GAINES, A/K/A MARTY GAINES, 
JERRY BAPTISTE, 
CARLA JACKSON, 
DEREK PARKER, 
RYAN WHITTLEY, AND 
RICK McDUFFIE 
 
Criminal Action No. 
 
1:20-CR-296-JPB-CMS 
 
 
 
[PROPOSED] ORDER 
This matter is before the Court on Defendants Unopposed Joint 
Motion to Continue Pretrial Motion Deadline and Pretrial Conference [Doc. ___]. 
For good cause shown, Defendants’ joint motion is GRANTED. 
The Defendants shall have until March 14, 2022, to file any necessary pretrial 
motions. The pretrial conference is hereby rescheduled to _________, 2022 at 
 
.  
 
The delay between the original and the rescheduled pretrial conference shall 
be excluded from Speedy Trial Act calculations because the Court finds that the 
reason for the delay is for good cause, and will allow defense counsel additional 
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time to review the voluminous discovery and meet with their clients. The Court 
also finds that the delay caused by the requested continuance should be excluded 
from Speedy Trial Act computations because the additional time is needed for 
adequate preparation and to prevent a miscarriage of justice and the ends of justice 
are served by granting this continuance, in that they outweigh the best interests of 
the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A), 
3161(h)(7)(B)(i)&(iv). 
The clerk is DIRECTED to exclude this time from computation under the 
Speedy Trial Act pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and 
§ 3161(h)(7)(B)(i)&(iv). 
SO ORDERED, this  __________ day of January, 2022. 
 
 
                     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                    CATHERINE M. SALINAS  
 
 
                      UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 
 
Prepared By: 
 
Douglas W. Gilfillan 
Georgia Bar No. 294713 
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP 
Suite 2800 
1100 Peachtree Street NE 
Atlanta, Georgia 30309 
(404) 815-6019 (Phone) 
(404) 795-9047 (Facsimile) 
dgilfillan@kilpatricktownsend.com  
 
Counsel to Jerry Baptiste 
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