USA v. Warren, et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
v. 	) 	No. 3:25-CR-62-KAC-JEM
)
JAYLEN KEITH WARREN, 	)
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Defendants. 	)
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 Jaylen Keith Warren’s Second Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial Date and Reset
All Deadlines [Doc. 22], filed on December 9, 2025.
Defendant requests the Court to reset the pretrial motions deadline, set for December 11,
2025, the trial date, set for March 17, 2026, and reset all other deadlines [Id.]. In support of the
motion, Defendant states that he is detained pretrial in Laurel County Correctional Center in
London, Kentucky [Id. ¶ 1]. Defendant was appointed counsel on September 30, 2025, and counsel
received discovery containing 292 gigabytes of data from the Government on October 14, 2025
[Id. ¶ 2]. Defendant represents that because of the voluminous discovery, which includes hundreds
of pages of documents, numerous search warrants for various locations, and audio and video
recordings that must be reviewed in person with Defendant, and the difficulty of scheduling visits
at Laurel County Correctional Center, Defendant’s counsel needs the additional time to review
discovery, confer with Defendant, and adequately prepare for trial [Id. ¶ 4]. Further, the discovery
provided by the Government contains at least six cellphone extractions and geolocation results that
contain voluminous data that must be reviewed by Defendant’s counsel and his investigator, and
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reviewed with Defendant [Id. ¶ 5]. Defendant’s counsel also needs the additional time to secure
experts to assist in interpreting the data [Id.]. Defendant’s motion reflects that counsel for the
Government does not oppose the requested continuance [Id. ¶ 6]. Defendant understands his
speedy trial rights and understands that the time period of this continuance is excluded from the
speedy trial computation [Id. ¶ 7].
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).
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 review discovery, consult with experts, and otherwise
prepare for trial. The Court finds that all of this cannot occur before the March 17, 2026 trial date.
The Court therefore GRANTS Defendant Jaylen Keith Warren’s Second Unopposed
Motion to Continue Trial and Reset All Deadlines [Doc. 22]. The trial of this case is reset to
June 9, 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 December 9, 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 Jaylen Keith Warren’s Second Unopposed Motion to
Continue Trial and Reset All Deadlines [Doc. 22] is GRANTED;
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(2) 	the trial of this matter is reset to commence on June 9, 2026,
at 	9:00 	a.m., 	before 	the 	Honorable 	Katherine 	A. 	Crytzer,
United States District Judge;
(3) 	all time between the filing of the motion on December 9, 2025, and
the new trial date of June 9, 2026, is fully excludable time under the
Speedy Trial Act for the reasons set forth herein;
(4) 	the deadline for filing pretrial motions is January 12, 2026, and
responses to the pretrial motions are due January 26, 2026;
(5) 	the deadline for filing a plea agreement in the record and providing
reciprocal discovery is May 8, 2026;
(6) 	the deadline for filing motions in limine is May 26, 2026, and
responses to motions in limine are due on or before June 2, 2026;
(7) 	the parties are to appear before the undersigned for a final pretrial
conference on May 26, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., and
(8) 	requests for special jury instructions with appropriate citations to
authority pursuant to Local Rule 7.4 shall be filed on or before
May 29, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
_____________________________
Jill E. McCook
United States Magistrate Judge
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