IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK:
WHEREAS, Hurricane Sandy has caused extraordinary damage and disruption in the New York City metropolitan area, including, but not limited to, widespread power and utility outages in New York City, extensive transportation problems created by closure of the New York City mass transportation systems, dislocation of New York City residents, and other related delays such as the inaccessibility of the United States Courthouse in Manhattan,
WHEREAS, it is currently unclear when the United States Courthouse in Manhattan will again be accessible,
WHEREAS, current transportation restrictions render it difficult and in some cases impossible for individuals to travel to the Courthouse,
IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 45(a) (3) and (b) (l), that all deadlines in any pending criminal cases that would otherwise expire under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or any statute, rule, or order are extended until Monday, November 5, 2012, or until such time as specified in a further order of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 45 (a) (3) and (b) (1) and Section 3161 (h) (7) (A) of Title 18, United States Code, that all deadlines in any pending criminal cases requiring action by a grand jury are further extended until November 12, 2012, or until such time as specified in a further order of the Court, and that the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the interests of the public and any criminal defendant in a speedy trial.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 29, 2012
HONORABLE LORETTA A. PRESKA , CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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