Order, Unopposed Motion to Continue Pretrial Conference (Granted) — United States of America v. Michael D. Sargent and Mark T. Sargent (Dkt. 151)

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An order of Magistrate Judge John K. Larkins III in United States v. Michael D. Sargent and Mark T. Sargent, No. 1:20-CR-228, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, dated February 2, 2021 and filed as Document 151. It grants the defendants' unopposed motion to continue the pretrial conference (Doc. 150), gives them until April 12, 2021 to file pretrial motions and resets the pretrial conference to April 13, 2021, to be conducted via Zoom because of the COVID-19 emergency. It excludes the delay under the Speedy Trial Act, noting that discovery comprises 300 GB of data and that the defendants, who live in Texas, need time to review it.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
 
Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
MICHAEL D. SARGENT (3) 
MARK T. SARGENT (4) 
 
Defendants. 
 
 
 
 
CRIMINAL ACTION FILE NO. 
 
1:20-CR-228-MHC-JKL 
 
 
 
ORDER 
Defendants Michael D. Sargent and Mark T. Sargent have filed an 
unopposed motion to continue the pretrial conference. [Doc. 150.]  The government 
does not object.  Defendants’ motion is GRANTED.  Defendants Michael D. 
Sargent and Mark T. Sargent shall have until April 12, 2021 to file any necessary 
pretrial motions.  The pretrial conference is hereby rescheduled to Tuesday, April 
13, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.1 
 
1 In light of the Public Health State of Emergency that currently exists in the State 
of Georgia due to the spread of the Coronavirus/COVID-19, the pretrial conference 
will be conducted via Zoom.  The Court will send meeting instructions to all parties 
via email and/or docket entry in CM/ECF a week prior to the pretrial conference. 
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2 
 
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 was for good cause, as the discovery in this case is comprised 
of 300 GB of data, and defendants Michael Sargent and Mark Sargent, who live in 
Texas, need additional time to review discovery with counsel and determine what 
potential pretrial motions to file.  The interests of justice in granting the continuance 
outweigh the public’s and the defendant=s rights to a speedy trial.  18 U.S.C. ' 3161, 
et seq.  The clerk is DIRECTED to exclude time from computation under the 
Speedy Trial Act pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161(h)(7)(A) 
& (B)(i). 
IT IS SO ORDERED this 2nd day of February, 2021. 
 
___________________________________ 
JOHN K. LARKINS III 
United States Magistrate Judge 
 
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