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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time To File Pretrial Motions And To Continue The… — USA v. Thomas et al (Dkt. 91)

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Filed2021-02-18

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS · Doc. 91 · 2021-02-18 · Docket on CourtListener

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An unopposed motion for extension of time to file pretrial motions, filed February 18, 2021 by counsel for defendant Darrell Thomas in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, as Document 91 in No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS. Citing LCrR 12.1B, the motion asks for an additional thirty days, to and including March 22, 2021, on the grounds that counsel need more time to review discovery and to weigh whether pretrial motions are needed, and states that the government does not oppose it. It invokes 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B) to exclude the resulting delay from speedy trial computation and states that the defendant authorized the filing and waives speedy trial time restraints. The filing runs five pages and includes a certificate of compliance and a certificate of service, signed by two defense attorneys.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
 
vs. 
 
 
 
) 
CASE NO.: 1:20-CR-00296-JPB-AJB 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
DARRELL THOMAS,  
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
Defendant.  
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO 
FILE PRETRIAL MOTIONS BRIEF IN SUPPORT THEREOF 
 
 
COMES NOW Defendant, DARRELL THOMAS, by and through his 
undersigned counsel, and pursuant to LCrR 12.1B. NDGa, respectfully moves this Court 
for additional time within which to file pretrial motions in this case. In support of this 
Motion, Defendant shows as follows: 
1. 
 
Undersigned counsel need additional time to review the discovery materials in this 
case and determine whether any pretrial motions need to be filed. 
2. 
 
Given that undersigned counsel need additional time to review the discovery in this 
case, and given undersigned counsel’s other case commitments, Defendant respectfully 
requests that he have an additional thirty (30) days within which to review this discovery 
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and to file pretrial motions in this case, to and including, March 22, 2021.   
3. 
 
The government has advised undersigned counsel that it does not oppose the 
granting of this Motion.   
4. 
Under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B), the period of delay caused by the 
granting of this motion is excluded in the computation of the time within which the trial 
in the instant case must commence. That is, this period of delay is a result of the request 
of Defendant’s counsel and the ends of justice served by the granting of this motion 
outweigh the best interests of the public and Defendant in a speedy trial in that the failure 
to grant such continuances would result in a miscarriage of justice; would deny 
Defendant’s counsel time for adequate preparation for pretrial proceedings and would 
deny Defendant the “reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into 
account the exercise of due diligence.” 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A)and(B).   
5. 
 
Undersigned counsel state herein that Defendant has expressly authorized the filing 
of this motion for an extension of time within which to file pretrial motions and to 
continue the pretrial conference and waives any speedy trial time restraints. 
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WHEREFORE, for all of the foregoing reasons, Defendant respectfully prays that 
this Court grant him additional time within which to file his pretrial motions, to and 
including March 22, 2021. 
This, the 18TH day of February, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
s/ Howard Jarrett Weintraub 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HOWARD JARRETT WEINTRAUB 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Bar No. 746456 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney for Defendant Darrell Thomas 
 
 
 
 
 
 
s/ Benjamin Black Alper  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BENJAMIN BLACK ALPER 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Bar No. 940406 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney for Defendant Darrell Thomas 
 
 
LAW OFFICES WEINTRAUB & ALPER, P.C. 
1355 Peachtree Street, N.E. 
Suite 1250 
Atlanta, Georgia 30309 
404.892.2000 (Telephone) 
404.892.2040 (Facsimile) 
law@howardjweintraubpc.com 
C:\HJW\Client\D\Thomas\MotionForAdditionalTime 
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 
This is to certify that to the best of my knowledge this document has been prepared 
with one of the font and point selections approved by the Court in LR 5.1B, pursuant to 
LR 7. Specifically, the above-mentioned document has been prepared using Times New 
Roman font, 14 point. 
This, the 18TH day of February, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
s/ Benjamin Black Alper  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BENJAMIN BLACK ALPER 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Bar No. 940406 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney for Defendant Darrell Thomas 
 
 
LAW OFFICES WEINTRAUB & ALPER, P.C. 
1355 Peachtree Street, N.E. 
Suite 1250 
Atlanta, Georgia 30309 
404.892.2000 (Telephone) 
404.892.2040 (Facsimile) 
law@howardjweintraubpc.com 
C:\HJW\Client\D\Thomas \CertificateOfCompliance 
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
 
vs. 
 
 
 
) 
CASE NO.: 1:20-CR-00296-JPB-AJB 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
DARRELL THOMAS,  
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
Defendant.  
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
  
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the above date, I electronically filed this document 
using the CM/ECF system which will automatically send email notification of such filing 
to all attorneys of record. 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
s/ Benjamin Black Alper  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BENJAMIN BLACK ALPER 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Bar No. 940406 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney for Defendant Darrell Thomas 
 
 
LAW OFFICES WEINTRAUB & ALPER, P.C. 
1355 Peachtree Street, N.E. 
Suite 1250 
Atlanta, Georgia 30309 
404.892.2000 (Telephone) 
404.892.2040 (Facsimile) 
law@howardjweintraubpc.com 
C:\HJW\Client\D\Thomas\CertificateOfService 
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