USA v. Martin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Plaintiff, )
v. ) No. 3:25-CR-40-TAV-JEM
)
DREW THOMAS MARTIN, )
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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 the
Defendant Drew Thomas Martin’s Unopposed Motion to Continue All Deadlines and Trial
[Doc. 54], filed on October 31, 2025.
Defendant requests the Court to continue the plea deadline, set for November 3, 2025, and
the trial date, set for December 2, 2025 [Id.]. In support of the motion, Defendant states that his
counsel and the Government continue to be in good communication and are working toward a
resolution in this matter [Id. ¶ 1]. The parties are requesting additional time to finalize the details
of a potential agreement [Id.]. Defendant’s motion reflects that counsel for the Government does
not oppose the requested continuance [Id. ¶ 5]. Defendant understands and agrees that the time
period of this continuance is excluded from the speedy trial computation [Id. ¶ 3]. Defendant also
submits that he remains an active, successful participant in Knox County’s Veteran Treatment
Court program and that he is in full compliance with the program [Id. ¶ 4].
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
outweigh the interests of Defendant and the public in a speedy trial. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A).
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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). Defendant’s counsel needs more time to confer with the Government regarding a potential
resolution, and otherwise prepare for trial if the conversations are not successful. The Court finds
that all of this cannot occur before the December 2, 2025 trial date.
The Court therefore GRANTS Drew Thomas Martin’s Unopposed Motion to Continue All
Deadlines and Trial [Doc. 14]. The trial of this case is reset to January 13, 2026. A new,
comprehensive trial schedule is included below. Because the Court finds that the ends of justice
are served by granting a continuance outweigh the interests of Defendant and the public in a speedy
trial, all time between the filing of the motion on October 31, 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)(1)(H), &
(h)(7)(A)–(B).
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:
(1) Defendant Drew Thomas Martin’s Unopposed Motion to Continue
All Deadlines and Trial [Doc. 14] is GRANTED;
(2) the trial of this matter is reset to commence on January 13, 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 October 31, 2025, and
the new trial date of January 13, 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 December 12, 2025;
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(5) the deadline for filing motions in limine is December 29, 2025, and
responses to motions in limine are due on or before January 6,
2026;
(6) the parties are to appear before the undersigned for a final pretrial
conference on December 18, 2025, 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
January 5, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
_____________________________
Jill E. McCook
United States Magistrate Judge
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