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  "full_text": "Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT Document 26 Filed 02/10/20 Page 5 of 15\n\napproximately two weeks. It's going to take -- I think there was at least 25 witness statements that we not only need to review, but then we need to try and follow up and maybe contact those witnesses. There are some people who were incarcerated, may have been released. There are numerous things that must be done in terms of at least us tracking down specific details that our clients are demanding that we do in their defense.\n\nIt took the federal government 90 days to investigate this case and to come up with an indictment. Accordingly, a law firm with one or two attorneys, without the resources of all the federal agencies, it is going to take us more than 90 days to do the same amount of work. So I don't think that it is an unreasonable request.\n\nNot to mention, I believe that if the court were not to grant some type of an adjournment, we are going to find ourselves back here again, but the defense will just be in a better position to give you more specifics as to why we need more time á la maybe we can't track down this witness or we spoke to this witness and now we have to find another one. There are numerous things like that that I think would come about, and that's why we would try and suggest to give the court a bird's eye view of that early on, so that maybe we can delay -- or avoid having to come back repeatedly just to make those additional requests.\n\nAdditionally, your Honor, I do believe that there is a\n\nSOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.\n(212) 805-0300\n\nDOJ-OGR-00022008",
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      "content": "Not to mention, I believe that if the court were not to grant some type of an adjournment, we are going to find ourselves back here again, but the defense will just be in a better position to give you more specifics as to why we need more time á la maybe we can't track down this witness or we spoke to this witness and now we have to find another one. There are numerous things like that that I think would come about, and that's why we would try and suggest to give the court a bird's eye view of that early on, so that maybe we can delay -- or avoid having to come back repeatedly just to make those additional requests.",
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