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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI 
EASTERN DIVISION 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )   
 Plaintiff, )   
vs. )  No. 4:24-CR-620 MAL 
 )   
JERRY SUTHERLIN, )   
 Defendant. )   
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER 
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Continue Trial Date (Doc. [69]).  Trial in 
this matter is currently set for June 8, 2026.  Counsel states additional time is needed to 
allow the parties to conduct plea negotiations or, in the alternative, prepare for trial. The 
Government does not oppose Defendant’s motion, and Defendant has filed an executed 
Waiver of Speedy Trial (Doc. [70]). 
For the reasons stated in Defendant’s motion, the Court finds that to deny 
Defendant’s request for a continuance “would deny counsel . . . the reasonable time 
necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence,” 18 
U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), and that “the ends of justice served by the granting of such 
continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy 
trial.”  18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).  Accordingly,  
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Continue (Doc. [69]) is GRANTED.  
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that trial in this matter is continued to July 6, 2026, at 
9:00 a.m., in the courtroom of the undersigned. 
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the time between June 8, 2026, and July 6, 2026, is 
excluded from the computation of time under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
§ 3161(h)(7). 
Dated this 4th day of June, 2026.   
  _______________________________________ 
  MARIA A. LANAHAN  
             UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
Case: 4:24-cr-00620-MAL     Doc. #:  71     Filed: 06/04/26     Page: 1 of 1 PageID #:
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