Motion to Continue Plea Deadline and Trial Date — United States v. Leslie Danielle Bethea (Dkt. 18)

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A Motion to Continue Plea Deadline and Trial Date, Document 18, filed April 19, 2018 in United States of America v. Leslie Danielle Bethea, Case 2:18-cr-00025-JRG-CRW, in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Ms. Bethea, by counsel, states that the plea deadline is May 8, 2018 and trial is scheduled for May 22, 2018, and that plea resolution discussions are ongoing. The motion states that the request is not being made for the purposes of delay and that AUSA Robert M. Reeves has no objection. It is submitted by Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. with s/ Nikki C. Pierce, and its certificate of service is dated April 19, 2018.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT GREENEVILLE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
)
v. ) No. 2:18-CR-25
) CORKER / REEVES
LESLIE DANIELLE BETHEA )

MOTION TO CONTINUE PLEA DEADLINE AND TRIAL DATE

Leslie Danielle Bethea, by counsel, files this motion for a continuance of the plea deadline

and trial date in this case. In support of this motion, defendant states and shows as follows:

1. The motion deadline was April 6, 2018, and responses thereto were due by April

20, 2018. The pretrial conference is scheduled for April 23, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. The plea deadline

is May 8, 2018. The trial is scheduled for May 22, 2018.

2. The above dates were scheduled at the detention hearing/scheduling conference

held on February 28, 2018, which constituted the first setting of the case. Ms. Bethea was released

on pretrial release and plea resolution discussions are ongoing. Counsel also needs to investigate

matters relative to these plea resolutions.

3. The request for extension is not being made for the purposes of delay. Ms. Bethea

remains in compliance with pretrial release conditions.

4. AUSA Robert M. Reeves has no objection to the request for a continuance.

In consideration of the foregoing, counsel for the defendant requests a continuance of the

plea deadline and trial date. Counsel is available for a scheduling conference on April 20 (anytime)

or April 24 (other than 10:30 plea hearing before Judge Jordan) or April 25 (anytime).

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF
EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC.

BY: s/ Nikki C. Pierce
Nikki C. Pierce
Case 2:18-cr-00025-JRG-CRW Document 18 Filed 04/19/18 Page 1 of 2 PageID
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BPR No. 018181
Federal Defender Services
219 West Depot Street, Suite 2
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 636-1301

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on April 19, 2018, a copy of the foregoing Motion to Continue was
filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by operation of the Court’s electronic filing
system to all parties indicated on the electronic filing receipt. All other parties will be served by
regular U.S. mail. Parties may access this filing through the Court’s electronic filing system.

s/ Nikki C. Pierce

Case 2:18-cr-00025-JRG-CRW Document 18 Filed 04/19/18 Page 2 of 2 PageID
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