Order Continuing Trial as to Gregory Scott Keough — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 40, S.D. Fla. No. 9:23-mj-08393, docketed in No. 9:23-cr-80154)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 9:23-cr-80154-DMM · Doc. 40 · 2023-10-19 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 
CASE NO. 23-80154-CR MIDDLEBROOKS 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  
 
Plaintiff, 
 
vs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GREGORY SCOTT KEOUGH, 
 
Defendant(s) 
___________                            / 
 
 
ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL 
 
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court pursuant to Defendant’s Joint Motion to Continue 
Calendar Call and Trial (DE 39).  Due to the representation of counsel, the need for more time 
to review discovery, the motion is GRANTED.   
 The parties are being put on notice that Qualification for Acceptance of 
Responsibility is extended and will be jeopardized if an intention to enter a plea of guilty is 
not announced of record on or before NOVEMBER 8, 2023.  See United States Sentencing 
Commission Guidelines Manual, §3E1.1 application notes 1(h) and 6 ("[to] qualify under 
subsection (b)(2) the defendant must have notified authorities of his intention to enter a plea of 
guilty at a sufficiently early point in the process so that the government may avoid preparing for 
trial and the court may schedule its calendar efficiently."); United States v. Estrada, 648 F. 
Appx. 797, 802 (11th Cir. 2016) (unpublished); United States v. Smith, 422 F.3d 715, 724-27 (8th 
Cir. 2005).  Counsel shall notify Chambers and the Government by 2:00 pm on November 8, 
2023 if Defendant will be changing his plea. By proceeding in this manner, the Court will know 
more definitively which cases will require a trial.  
 
Case 9:23-cr-80154-DMM   Document 40   Entered on FLSD Docket 10/19/2023   Page 1 of 2

The Trial is rescheduled to begin on Monday, November 27, 2023 at 9:00 am before 
the undersigned in West Palm Beach.  The Calendar Call set for October 25, 2023 is 
cancelled.  For the reasons stated, the Court finds that the interests of justice outweigh the 
demands of the Speedy Trial Act.  Therefore, it is 
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the time between October 18, 2023 and November 
27, 2023 is hereby excluded from Speedy Trial Act calculations.   
DONE AND ORDERED at West Palm Beach, Florida, this 19th day of October, 2023. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Donald M. Middlebrooks 
United States District Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
cc: Counsel of Record  
Case 9:23-cr-80154-DMM   Document 40   Entered on FLSD Docket 10/19/2023   Page 2 of 2

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