USA v. Price et al (TV2)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
v. 	) 	No. 3:23-CR-35-TAV-JEM
)
DANIELLE L. PRICE, 	)
and LARRY O. WALKER, II, 	)
)
Defendants. 	)
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 Larry Walker’s Motion to Continue Trial and All Deadlines [Doc. 148] and Defendant
Danielle Price’s Response to Motion to Continue Filed by Co-Defendant [Doc. 149], both of which
were filed on December 15, 2025.
Defendant Walker asks the Court to continue the trial and all deadlines and dates associated
with the trial in this matter [Doc. 148 p. 1]. In support of his motion, Defendant asserts that because
of the complexity of this case, his counsel requires more time to prepare and to represent his
interest in negotiations properly [Id.]. Defendant’s motion reflects that counsel for the Government
does not object to a continuance [Id.]. Codefendant Price’s Response to Motion to Continue Filed
by Co-Defendant states she has no objection to Defendant Walker’s requested continuance
[Doc. 149 p. 1]. Defendant Price also asserts that more time is needed to respond to the Court’s
Report and Recommendation on Defendants’ Motions to Suppress and for relief under Franks v.
Delaware [Id.]. Counsel for both Defendant Walker and Defendant Price confirmed in their
respective filings that the Defendants understand their rights to a Speedy Trial and that all time
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between the filing of the motion to the new trial date is excludable under the Speedy Trial Act
[Doc. 148 p. 1; Doc. 149 p. 1].
Based upon the information in Defendant Walker’s motion and because neither the
Government nor Defendant Price oppose the continuance, the Court finds the ends of justice served
by granting a continuance 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, taking into account the exercise of due
diligence. See id. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(i)–(iv). The undersigned permitted Defendants to reopen the
detention 	hearing 	and 	held 	a 	Franks 	hearing 	on 	June 	4 	and 	September 	17, 	2025
[Doc. 150 pp. 6–18]. The undersigned entered a Report and Recommendation on December 17,
2025 [Id.]. The parties need time to respond to the Report and Recommendation, and the District
Judge needs time to rule on the motions in light of the Report and Recommendation and the parties’
responses. See id. § 3161(h)(1)(D), -(H). After they receive a ruling, defense counsel need
additional time to complete plea negotiations and to prepare for trial if negotiations are not fruitful.
The Court finds that all of this cannot occur before the January 20, 2026, trial date.
The Court therefore GRANTS Defendant Larry Walker’s unopposed Motion to Continue
Trial and All Deadlines [Doc. 148]. The trial date is reset to May 19, 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 15, 2025, and the new trial date is fully
excludable time under the Speedy Trial Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(1)(D), (1)(H), (7)(A)–(B).
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Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) 	Defendant Larry Walker’s Motion to Continue Trial and All
Deadlines [Doc. 148] is GRANTED;
(2) 	the 	trial 	date 	is 	reset 	to 	commence 	on 	May 	19, 	2026,
at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States
District Judge;
(3) 	all time between the filing of the motion on December 15, 2025,
and the new trial date of May 19, 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 April 20, 2026;
(5) 	the deadline for filing motions in limine is May 4, 2026, and
responses to motions in limine are due on or before May 12, 2026;
(6) 	the parties are to appear before the undersigned for a final pretrial
conference on May 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.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
May 8, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
_____________________________
Jill E. McCook
United States Magistrate Judge
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