USA v. Kerbrat

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
Plaintiff, 	)
vs. 	) 	No. 4:25-CR-274 SEP
)
JOEL KERBRAT, 	)
Defendant. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Continue Trial Date (Doc. [33]). Trial in
this matter is currently set for January 12, 2026. Counsel states additional time is needed
to continue plea negotiations with the Government. The Government does not oppose
Defendant’s motion and Defendant has filed an executed Waiver of Speedy Trial (Doc. [33]-
1).
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 Defendant in a speedy trial.” 18
U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Continue (Doc. [33]) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that trial in this matter is continued to February 5,
2026, at 9:00 a.m., in the courtroom of the undersigned.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the time between January 12, 2026, and February 5,
2026, is excluded from the computation of time under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7).
Dated this 2nd day of January, 2026.
_______________________________________
SARAH E. PITLYK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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