The following excerpt is from United States v. Efthimiatos, 19-1023 (2nd Cir. 2020):
Efthimiatos first challenges the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment for violation of the Speedy Trial Act. The Speedy Trial Act requires that trials commence within seventy days of filing an indictment or information. 18 U.S.C. 3161. "A trial court has broad discretion over the trial timetable and the exercise of that discretion will not be overturned unless it is an arbitrary action that substantially impairs the defense." United States v. Fox, 788 F.2d 905, 908 (2d Cir. 1986) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
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