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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time To File Pretrial Motions And To Continue The Pretrial… — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 12)
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2022-08-30 |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · No. 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS · Doc. 12 · 2022-08-30 · Docket on CourtListener
Summary
A defendant's unopposed motion for an extension of time to file pretrial motions and to continue the pretrial conference, filed August 30, 2022 as Document 12 in United States v. Harrescia Hopkins, Case No. 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS-1, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. Brought under LCrR 12.1B, the motion states that defense counsel has not yet completed a review of the discovery in the case and has other case commitments. It asks for an additional sixty days, to and including November 6, 2022, to review discovery and file pretrial motions. It states that the government does not oppose the request and that the resulting delay is excludable under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B). It states that the defendant authorized the filing and waives speedy trial time restraints. The filing is five pages.
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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.: 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS-1 ) HARRESCIA HOPKINS, ) ) Defendant. ) ) UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO FILE PRETRIAL MOTIONS AND TO CONTINUE THE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE COMES NOW Defendant, HARRESCIA HOPKINS, by and through her 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 and to continue the pretrial conference. In support of this Motion, Defendant shows as follows: 1. Undersigned counsel has not yet completed a review of the discovery in this case. 2. Given that undersigned counsel has not yet completed a review of discovery, and given undersigned counsel’s other case commitments, Defendant respectfully requests that he have an additional sixty (60) days within which to review this discovery and to file pretrial motions in this case, to and including, November 6, 2022. Case 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS Document 12 Filed 08/30/22 Page 1 of 5 - 2 - 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 states 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. WHEREFORE, for all the foregoing reasons, Defendant respectfully prays that this Court grant him additional time within which to file his pretrial motions, to and including November 6, 2022. Case 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS Document 12 Filed 08/30/22 Page 2 of 5 - 3 - This, the 30th day of August, 2022. Respectfully submitted, s/ Benjamin Black Alper BENJAMIN BLACK ALPER Georgia Bar No. 940406 Attorney for Harrescia Hopkins ALPER LEGAL, P.C. 1205 Johnson Ferry Road Suite 136, #359 Marietta, Georgia 30068 404.736.3939 ben@alperlegal.com Case 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS Document 12 Filed 08/30/22 Page 3 of 5 - 4 - 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 30th day of August, 2022. Respectfully submitted, s/ Benjamin Black Alper BENJAMIN BLACK ALPER Georgia Bar No. 940406 Attorney for Harrescia Hopkins ALPER LEGAL, P.C. 1205 Johnson Ferry Road Suite 136, #359 Marietta, Georgia 30068 404.736.3939 ben@alperlegal.com Case 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS Document 12 Filed 08/30/22 Page 4 of 5 - 5 - IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) CASE NO.: 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS-1 ) HARRESCIA HOPKINS, ) ) Defendant. ) ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the above date, I electronically filed this document with the Clerk of Court 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 Harrescia Hopkins ALPER LEGAL, P.C. 1205 Johnson Ferry Road Suite 136, #359 Marietta, Georgia 30068 404.736.3939 ben@alperlegal.com Case 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS Document 12 Filed 08/30/22 Page 5 of 5
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