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Case 2:25-cr-00038-DJC Document 26 Filed 05/16/25 Page 1 of 3
1 HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, #122664
Federal Defender
2 DOUGLAS BEEVERS, #288639
Assistant Federal Defender
3 801 I Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
4 Tel: (916) 498-5700
Fax: (916) 498-5710
5 Douglas_Beevers@fd.org
6 Attorney for Defendant
AKASH SINGH
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Case No. 2:25-CR-0038-DJC
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11 Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE
) STATUS CONFERENCE AND EXCLUDE
12 vs. ) TIME
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13 AKASH SINGH, ) Date: May 22, 2025
) Time: 9:00 a.m.
14 Defendant. ) Judge: Daniel J. Calabretta
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16 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed by and between Acting United States
17 Attorney Michele Beckwith, through Assistant United States Samuel Stefanki, counsel for
18 Plaintiff, and Federal Defender Heather Williams, through Assistant Federal Defender Assistant
19 Federal Defender Douglas Beevers, attorney for Akash Singh, that the status conference,
20 currently scheduled for May 22, 2025, be continued to June 12, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
21 Defense counsel requests additional time to review new discovery received this week and
22 conduct investigation in this case. Defense counsel was in a speedy trial in the beginning of May
23 which occupied substantial time. The parties believe a continuance to June 12, 2025, will permit
24 defense counsel the additional time necessary to conduct pretrial investigation, identify and
25 interview witnesses, obtain pertinent records, and finalize any further pre-plea negotiations.
26 Based upon the foregoing, the parties agree time under the Speedy Trial Act should be
excluded of this order’s date through and including June 12, 2025; pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161
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(h)(7)(A)and (B)(iv)[reasonable time to prepare] and General Order 479, Local Code T4
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based upon continuity of counsel and defense preparation.
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1 Counsel and the defendant also agree that the ends of justice served by the Court granting
2 this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
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4 Respectfully submitted,
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Dated: May 15, 2025
6 HEATHER E. WILLIAMS
Federal Defender
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8 /s/ Douglas Beevers
DOUGLAS BEEVERS
9 Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Defendant
10 AKASH SINGH
11 Dated: May 15, 2025
MICHELLE BECKWITH
12 United States Attorney
13 /s/ Samuel Stefanki
SAMUEL STEFANKI
14 Assistant U.S. Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff
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1 ORDER
2 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, the Court, having received, read, and considered the parties’
3 stipulation, and good cause appearing therefore, adopts the parties’ stipulation in its entirety as
4 its order. The Court specifically finds the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny
5 counsel reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of
6 due diligence. The Court finds the ends of justice are served by granting the requested
7 continuance and outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial.
8 The Court orders the time from the date the parties stipulated, up to and including June
9 12, 2025, shall be excluded from computation of time within which the trial of this case must be
10 commenced under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) and(B)(iv)
11 [reasonable time for counsel to prepare] and General Order 479, (Local Code T4). It is further
12 ordered the May 22, 2025 status conference shall be continued until June 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
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14 Dated: May 15, 2025 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta
THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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