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Case 4:07-cr-00618-SBA

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BARRY J. PORTMAN Federal Public Defender JOYCE LEAVITT Assistant Federal Public Defender 555 12th Street, Suite 650 Oakland, CA 94607-3627 Counsel for Defendant MURDOCK

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Defendant Steven K. Murdock and the government, through undersigned counsel, hereby 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Clinical Neurosciences whose area of expertise is psychiatry and neuroscience as it relates to the identification and treatment of Alzheimer's and other dementia -related illnesses.
United States v. Murdock, CR 07-0618 SBA Stip. to Set for Comp etency Hrg; Cont. Status

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v.

STEVEN K. MURDOCK, Defendant.

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No. CR 07-0618 SBA STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REFERRING CASE FOR COMPETENCY HEARING; CONTINUING STATUS DATE

stipulate and jointly move that the Court conduct a hearing to determine the mental competency of the defendant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §4241(a). The parties further stipulate and jointly move that the Court order that a neuropsychiatric examination be conducted of the defendant and filed with the Court in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §4241(b). The parties jointly recommend that the examination be conducted by Dr. Jonathan Mueller, M.D., a neuropsychiatrist affiliated with San Francisco

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The parties further stipulate that the next court date, currently set for April 1, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. be continued four weeks for status regarding competency evaluation. The parties further stipulate and agree that the time between April 1, 2008 and April 29, 2008 should be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(A) because of the need to conduct examinations and judicial proceedings to determine the competency of the defendant. /S/ _________________________ JOYCE LEAVITT Assistant Federal Public Defender

DATED: 3/27/08

DATED: 3/27/08

/S/ ____________________________ THOMAS MOORE Assistant United States Attorney

I hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures indicated by a "conformed" signature (/S/) within this e-filed document.

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United States v. Murdock, CR 07-0618 SBA Stip. to Set for Comp etency Hrg; Cont. Status

ORDER
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a hearing be conducted to determine the mental competency of the defendant in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §4241(a). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a psychiatric examination be conducted of the defendant by Dr. Jonathan Mueller, M.D. and filed with the Court in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §4241(b). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the status date currently scheduled for April 1, 2008 be vacated and continued to April 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. and that the time from April 1, 2008 to April 29, 2008 be excluded under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(A) because of the need to conduct examinations and judicial proceedings to determine the mental competency of the defendant.

DATED:

____________________________________________ HON. SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG United States District Judge

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