ORDER TO CONTINUE - Ends of Justice as to DAMARIS VALERIO Time excluded from 8/1/2024 until… — USA v. VALERIO (Dkt. 17, No. 3:25-cr-00414-RK, filed 2024-08-01)

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Order for Continuance, Document 17, filed 08/01/24 with page headers reading Case 3:25-cr-00414-RK, District of New Jersey, three pages, under the caption Mag. No. 23-11198 for Damaris Valerio a/k/a Damaris Tineo Abreu. The application of the United States Attorney, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin D. Bleiberg appearing, and John L. Russo, Esq. seeks a 60-day continuance under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). The order continues the action through October 1, 2024, excludes that period under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, and records that four earlier continuances were granted. It adds that the parties want time to discuss a possible plea agreement that would make grand jury proceedings and a trial unnecessary. The text ends with the printed name Hon. André M. Espinosa and an S/ signature line.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
v. 
DAMARIS VALERIO a/k/a 
DAMARIS TINEO ABREU 
: 
: 
: 
Hon. André M. Espinosa, USMJ 
Mag. No. 23-11198 
ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE 
This matter came before the Court on the joint application of Philip R. 
Sellinger, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (Benjamin D. 
Bleiberg, Assistant U.S. Attorney, appearing), and defendant DAMARIS VALERIO 
a/k/a  DAMARIS TINEO ABREU (John L. Russo, Esq., appearing), for an order 
granting a 60-day continuance under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).  
1.
This Court granted four § 3161(h)(7)(A) continuances previously in
this case. 
2.
Counsel for the parties represented that this additional continuance is
necessary for effective preparation and to permit the parties to attempt to resolve 
this case prior to indictment and thereby avoid a trial. 
3.
Counsel for the United States also represented that this additional
continuance is necessary to prevent any more non-excludable days under § 3161(h) 
from expiring.  
4.
The defendant knows that he has the right under § 3161(b) to have
this matter submitted to a grand jury within thirty days after his arrest. 
5.
The defendant, through counsel, has consented to this continuance.
Case 3:25-cr-00414-RK     Document 17     Filed 08/01/24     Page 1 of 3 PageID: 38

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6.
FOR GOOD CAUSE, THIS COURT FINDS that this case should be
continued for the following reasons: 
a.
The charges in this case result from a lengthy investigation, and
both the United States and the defendant desire time to discuss the matter, and any 
possible negotiations of a plea agreement, which would render grand jury 
proceedings and a trial in this matter unnecessary.  
b.
Despite the exercise of diligence, therefore, the circumstances of
this case require giving the parties a reasonable amount of additional time for 
effective preparation.  
c.
Consequently, the ends of justice served by granting the
continuance outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy 
trial. 
IT IS, therefore: 
ORDERED that this action is continued for a period from the date of this order 
through October 1, 2024; and it is further 
ORDERED that the period from the date of this order through October 1, 2024, 
shall be excluded in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974; and it is 
further 
ORDERED that nothing in this Order or the application prompting it is a 
finding or representation that less than 31 non-excludable days under § 3161(h) 
have expired.   
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HON. ANDRÉ M. ESPINOSA 
United States Magistrate Judge 
Dated: August       , 2024 
Form and entry consented to: 
Benjamin D. Bleiberg 
Fatime Meka Cano 
Assistant U.S. Attorneys 
 John L. Russo, Esq. 
Counsel for defendant  
DAMARIS VALERIO a/k/a 
DAMARIS TINEO ABREU 
1
S/ANDRÉ M. ESPINOSA
Case 3:25-cr-00414-RK     Document 17     Filed 08/01/24     Page 3 of 3 PageID: 40

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