USA v. Griego

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
Vs. 	No. CR 26-1695 DHU
KENNETH GRIEGO,
Defendant.
AMENDED
ORDER GRANTING CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL
AND PRETRIAL DEADLINES
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial
and Motion Deadlines [15]. The Court having considered the motion, being fully advised in the
premises and in light of United States v. Toombs, 574 F.3d 1262 (2009), finds that the Defendant
has by his motion, created a sufficient record to justify granting the motion to continue. See id. at
1271 (requiring that the record on a motion to continue contain an explanation of why the mere
occurrence of the event identified by the parties as necessitating the continuance results in the need
for additional time).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial
and Motion Deadlines [15] is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Call of Calendar hearing of May 21, 2026 and the
Jury Selection/Trial of June 1, 2026 are VACATED. Call of Calendar, Jury Selection/Trial and
corresponding deadlines are reset as follows:
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Event 	Date/Deadline
Jury Selection/Jury Trial
(trailing docket) at 9:00 a.m. September 14, 2026
Calendar Call Thursday, September 03, 2026
at 10:00 a.m.
Motions in Limine 	Friday, August 07, 2026
Response to Motions in Limine 	Friday, August 14, 2026
Motions to Continue 	Friday, July 31, 2026
Voir Dire, Witness and Exhibit Lists 	Friday, August 14, 2026
Joint Jury Instructions, Objections to
Voir Dire, Witness and Exhibit Lists Friday, August 21, 2026
Rule 404(b), or 609(b) Evidence 	Friday, July 31, 2026
Expert Disclosures 	Friday, July 31, 2026
Objections to Expert
Disclosures/Daubert Challenge(s) Friday, August 07, 2026
Before Judge David Herrera Urias at the United States Courthouse, 333 Lomas Blvd., N.W.,
Mimbres Courtroom, 4 th Floor in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the pretrial motion deadline is hereby extended until
Monday, August 03, 2026. The pretrial motion deadline applies to all motions, including Daubert
Motions. Motions in Limine have a separate deadline.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A), the Court finds
that the ends of justice served by granting the unopposed motion for continuance outweigh the best
interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial. Therefore, all the time from the filing of
the motion until the beginning of jury selection in this matter shall be excluded for the purpose of
the Speedy Trial Act.
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IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that counsel shall adhere to the Court’s instructions and case
management deadlines as set forth in the following attachment, “Pretrial Deadlines before The
Honorable David Herrera Urias.”
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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