UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RAMIREZ

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATHENS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
KEVIN RAMIREZ,
Defendant.
CRIMINAL ACTION NO.
3:25-cr-00019-TES-CHW
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE
Before the Court is Defendant Kevin Ramirez’s Unopposed Motion to Continue
Trial in the Interest of Justice [Doc. 16]. On August 12, 2025, the Grand Jury returned a
one-count Indictment [Doc. 1] charging Defendant with the crime of Illegal Reentry in
violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). Defendant pled “not guilty” at his arraignment on
December 3, 2025, and was ordered detained pending trial. [Doc. 8]; [Doc. 9].
Defendant seeks a continuance from the Court’s initial trial date of February 23,
2026, based on the fact that his counsel received discovery just yesterday, December 10,
2025. [Doc. 16, pp. 1–2]. The government does not oppose a continuance. [Id. at p. 2].
Thus, the Court finds that granting Defendant’s request serves the ends of justice. See 18
U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). The Court further finds that the ends of justice served by
granting the requested continuance outweigh the interests of Defendant and the public
in a speedy trial. See id. Failure to grant this continuance would deny defense counsel
“the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the
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exercise of due diligence.” Id. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv).
Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Continue
[Doc. 16]. The Court CONTINUES the Pretrial Conference to February 11, 2026, and the
trial of this matter until March 23, 2026. The delay occasioned by this continuance shall
be deemed excludable pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§
3161(h)(7)(A) and 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv).
SO ORDERED, this 11th day of December, 2025.
S/ Tilman E. Self, III___________________
TILMAN E. SELF, III
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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