USA v. Tudor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
v. 	) 	No. 3:25-CR-38-KAC-JEM
)
DOMINICK LEON TUDOR, SR., 	)
)
Defendant. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
All pretrial motions in this case have been referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b) for disposition or recommendation as appropriate. This case is before the Court on
Defendant Dominick Tudor’s Unopposed Motion to Continue Plea Deadline and Trial [Doc. 17],
which was filed on December 12, 2025.
Defendant Tudor asks the Court to continue by sixty days the plea deadline and the trial
associated with this matter [Id. at 1]. In support of his motion, Defendant asserts his counsel and
the Government are working toward a resolution in this case, and a continuance will provide an
opportunity to fully resolve the case against Defendant [Id. ¶¶ 1–2]. Defendant also states a
continuance will serve the ends of justice by allowing additional time to properly prepare the case,
which is in the best interests of the public and the Defendant in a speedy trial [Id. ¶ 2]. Defendant’s
motion reflects that counsel for the Government does not object to extending the deadlines
[Id. ¶ 4]. Counsel for Defendant Tudor confirmed Defendant understands his right to a Speedy
Trial and that the time between the filing of the motion and the new trial date will be excluded
from his speedy trial calculation [Id. ¶ 3].
Based upon the information in Defendant’s motion and because the Government does not
oppose the continuance, the Court finds the ends of justice served by granting a continuance
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outweigh the interests of Defendant and the public in a speedy trial. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).
In making this determination, the Court has considered the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C.
§ 3161(h)(7)(B). Specifically, the Court concludes that failing to grant a continuance would both
result in a miscarriage of justice and deny counsel for Defendant the reasonable time necessary for
effective preparation to include negotiating a potential resolution, taking into account the exercise
of due diligence. See id. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(i)–(iv). The Court finds that this cannot occur before the
January 13, 2026, trial date.
The Court therefore GRANTS Defendant Dominick Tudor’s Unopposed Motion to
Continue Plea Deadline and Trial [Doc. 17]. The trial date is reset to March 10, 2026. A new,
comprehensive trial schedule is included below. Because the Court has found that the ends of
justice served by granting a continuance outweigh the interests of Defendants and the public in a
speedy trial, all of the time between the filing of the motion on December 12, 2025, and the new
trial date is fully excludable time under the Speedy Trial Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(1)(D),
(h)(7)(A)–(B).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) 	Defendant Dominick Tudor’s Motion to Continue Trial and All
Deadlines [Doc. 17] is GRANTED;
(2) 	the 	trial 	date 	is 	reset 	to 	commence 	on 	March 	10, 	2026,
at 	9:00 	a.m., 	before 	the 	Honorable 	Katherine 	A. 	Crytzer,
United States District Judge;
(3) 	all time between the filing of the motion on December 12, 2025,
and the new trial date of March 10, 2026, is fully excludable time
under the Speedy Trial Act for the reasons set forth herein;
(4) 	the deadline for filing a plea agreement in the record and providing
reciprocal discovery is February 10, 2026;
(5) 	the deadline for filing motions in limine is February 23, 2026, and
responses to motions in limine are due on or before March 3, 2026;
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(6) 	the parties are to appear before the undersigned for a final pretrial
conference on February 24, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.; and
(7) 	requests for special jury instructions with appropriate citations to
authority pursuant to Local Rule 7.4 shall be filed on or before
February 27, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
____________________________
Jill E. McCook
United States Magistrate Judge
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