USA v. Lewis, et al.,(TV3)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Plaintiff, )
v. ) No. 3:22-CR-18-TAV-DCP
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CARLOS G. LEWIS, )
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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
Defendant Carlos G. Lewis’s Motion to Continue Trial [Doc. 238], filed on November 21, 2025.
Defendant requests the Court to continue the trial date, set for December 16, 2025 [Id. at
1]. In support of his motion, Defendant states that his counsel has been involved in a good faith
effort to resolve his case, but despite counsel’s due diligence, additional time is needed to resolve
certain issues in order to facilitate a potential plea agreement [Id. ¶ 2]. Defendant’s motion reflects
that the Government does not oppose the continuance [Id. ¶ 5]. Defendant’s counsel confirmed via
email that Defendant had been advised of his speedy trial rights and waived the impact of the
continuance on those rights.
Based on 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).
In making this determination, the Court has considered the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. §
3161(h)(7)(B). In consideration of these factors, the Court concludes that failing to grant a
continuance would both result in a miscarriage of justice and deny counsel for Defendant the
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reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due
diligence. See id. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(i), (iv). Defendant needs the additional time to receive and
consider a formal plea offer, and if that does not resolve the case, otherwise prepare for trial. The
Court finds that all of this cannot occur before the December 16, 2025 trial date.
The Court therefore GRANTS Defendant Carlos G. Lewis’s Motion to Continue Trial
[Doc. 238]. The trial of this case is reset to May 12, 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 of the time
between the filing of the motion on November 21, 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, the Court ORDERS as follows:
(1) Defendant Carlos G. Lewis’s Motion to Continue Trial [Doc. 238]
is GRANTED;
(2) the trial of this matter is reset to commence on May 12, 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 November 21, 2025,
and the new trial date of May 12, 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 10, 2026;
(5) the deadline for filing motions in limine is April 27, 2026.
Responses to motions in limine are due on or before May 5, 2026;
(6) the parties are to appear before the undersigned for a final pretrial
conference on April 21, 2026, at 1:00 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
May 1, 2026.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
_____________________________
Debra C. Poplin
United States Magistrate Judge
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