USA v. Salguero-Alonzo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
v. 	) 	No. 3:25-CR-80-KAC-JEM
)
JOSE SALGUERO-ALONZO, 	)
)
Defendant. 	)
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’s Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial Date and Plea Deadline [Doc. 16], which he
filed on January 5, 2026.
Defendant asks the Court to continue the plea deadline and the trial associated with this
matter [Id. at 1]. In support of his motion, Defendant states that despite due diligence by counsel,
counsel needs additional time to meet with Defendant and work through issues in the case
[Id. ¶ 1]. Defendant needs the assistance of an interpreter, and counsel submits that, given
Defendant’s detention at the Laurel County Correctional facility, meeting with Defendant takes “a
great deal of time” and must be “prearranged among all necessary parties days in advance” [Id.].
Defendant also states a continuance will provide the parties an opportunity to make a full resolution
of the case and will serve the ends of justice in that the need for additional time to properly prepare
the case outweighs the interests of the public and Defendant in a speedy trial [Id. ¶ 2]. Defendant’s
motion reflects that counsel for the Government has been made aware of the request and has no
objection [Id. ¶ 4]. Defendant understands his right to a speedy trial and that the time between the
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filing of the motion and the new trial date will be excluded from his speedy trial calculation
[Id. ¶ 3].
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). Specifically, Defendant requires the assistance of an interpreter, and Defendant’s counsel
needs time to meet with him and work through issues in the case. The Court finds that this cannot
occur before the February 3, 2026 trial date.
The Court therefore GRANTS Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial Date and
Plea Deadline [Doc. 16]. The trial date is reset to May 19, 2026. A new, comprehensive trial
schedule is included below. Because the Court has found that the ends of justice served by granting
a continuance outweigh the interests of Defendant and the public in a speedy trial, all of the time
between the filing of the motion on January 5, 2026, and the new trial date is fully excludable time
under the Speedy Trial Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(1)(D), (h)(7)(A)–(B).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) 	Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial Date and Plea
Deadline [Doc. 16] is GRANTED;
(2) 	the 	trial 	date 	is 	reset 	to 	commence 	on 	May 	19, 	2026,
at 	9:00 	a.m., 	before 	the 	Honorable 	Katherine 	A. 	Crytzer,
United States District Judge;
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(3) 	all time between the filing of the motion on January 5, 2026, and
the new trial date of May 19, 2026, is fully excludable time under
the Speedy Trial Act for the reasons set forth herein;
(4) 	the deadline for filing a plea agreement in the record and providing
reciprocal discovery is April 17, 2026;
(5) 	the deadline for filing motions in limine is May 4, 2026, and
responses to motions in limine are due on or before May 12, 2026;
(6) 	the parties are to appear before the undersigned for a final pretrial
conference on April 21, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.; and
(7) 	requests for special jury instructions with appropriate citations to
authority pursuant to Local Rule 7.4 shall be filed on or before
May 8, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
____________________________
Jill E. McCook
United States Magistrate Judge
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