ORDER granting 411 Motion for Continuance of Pretrial Conference and Pretrial Motions… — USA v. Thomas et al (Dkt. 414)

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An Order dated the 18th day of January, 2022, filed as Document 414 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 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. The order grants Defendants' Unopposed Joint Motion to Continue Pretrial Motion Deadline and Pretrial Conference [Doc. 411]. It gives the Defendants until March 14, 2022 to file any necessary pretrial motions and reschedules the pretrial conference to March 16, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. by Zoom. It excludes the delay from Speedy Trial Act calculations under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) to allow defense counsel additional time to review voluminous discovery. The signature block names Catherine M. Salinas, United States Magistrate Judge.

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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 
 O R D E R 
This matter is before the Court on Defendants Unopposed Joint 
Motion to Continue Pretrial Motion Deadline and Pretrial Conference [Doc. 411]. 
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 March 16, 2022 at 10:00 
a.m. by Zoom,
  
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  18th 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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