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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FORT WORTH DIVISION
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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`Plaintiff,
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`NATHAN REIS and
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`STEPHANIE HOCKRIDGE,
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`STEPHANIE REIS,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. 4:24 CR-00287-O
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`ORDER
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`Before the Court are Defendants’ Unopposed Joint Motion to Continue (ECF No. 48) and
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`the Government’s Response (ECF No. 50). After reviewing the motion, the Court finds that the
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`Motion should be GRANTED in part.
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`Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h), a court can grant an “ends of justice” continuance at the
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`request of a defendant or defendant’s attorney if the court does so on the basis of the finding “that
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`the ends of justice served by taking such action outweigh the best interest of the public and the
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`defendant in a speedy trial.” Id. One of the factors a court may consider in granting an “ends of
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`justice” continuance is “[w]hether the failure to grant such a continuance . . . would deny counsel
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`for the defendant . . . the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account
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`the exercise of due diligence.” 18 U.S.C.§ 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv).
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`Based on the reasons in the motion, the Court finds (1) that the ends of justice served by
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`the granting of a trial continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and defendants in a
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`speedy trial; (2) that the failure to grant a continuance in this case would deny counsel the
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`reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due
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`Case 4:24-cr-00287-O Document 51 Filed 01/30/25 Page 2 of 2 PageID 230
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`diligence; and (3) that taking into account the exercise of due diligence by counsel, a continuance
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`of the duration granted by this order is necessary for effective preparation by defense counsel.
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`Defendants request a continuance of 120 days. That length of request is not necessary.
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`Defendants have known about the investigation since before the indictment was returned. The
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`current trial setting remains more than a month away. While it is true that the Government has
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`made available a large number of documents, it has also helped to streamline their review. Finally,
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`this case has been pending since November. Given this, trial will begin at 9:00 am on April 22,
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`2025.
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`SO ORDERED on this 30th day of January, 2025.
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`Reed O’Connor
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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