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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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`Plaintiff,
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`vs.
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`JEREMY D. SANDERS, LAKEDA R. SANDERS,
`BION A. FLINT,
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`Defendants.
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`8:21CR253
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`ORDER
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`This matter is before the court on the request of the government made at the Initial Appearance on
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`January 12, 2022 to declare this case as complex and to adjust the discovery and pretrial motions deadline.
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`The defendants agreed to the request. The court finds from the representations by counsel for the parties
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`that this case is so unusual and so complex due to the nature of the prosecution, the existence of novel
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`questions of fact and law, and the amount of discovery, it would be unreasonable to expect adequate
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`preparation for pretrial proceedings or for the trial within the time limits established by the Speedy Trial
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`Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(ii).
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`IT IS ORDERED:
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`1. The government shall provide Rule 16 discovery no later than January 26, 2022. A Status
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`Conference is set for 2/7/2022 at 2:00 PM by Telephone before Magistrate Judge Susan M. Bazis to set
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`further progression deadlines. Counsel will follow the call-in instructions sent to them by e-mail.
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`2. The ends of justice have been served by granting such request and outweigh the interests of the
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`public and the defendants in a speedy trial. The additional time arising as a result of the granting of the
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`motion, i.e., from January 12, 2022, through February 7, 2022, shall be deemed excludable time in any
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`computation of time under the requirement of the Speedy Trial Act for the reason counsel require additional
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`time to adequately prepare the case, taking into consideration due diligence of counsel, and the novelty and
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`complexity of this case. The failure to grant additional time might result in a miscarriage of justice. 18
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`U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) & (B).
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`Dated this 12th day of January, 2022.
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`BY THE COURT:
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`s/ Michael D. Nelson
`United States Magistrate Judge
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