United States v. Approximately $77,000.00 in U.S. Currency

Filing 85

STIPULATION to Extend Local Rule 160 Deadline to File Final Dispositional Documents; ORDER Thereon signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 2/28/2014. (Martinez, A)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
HEATHER MARDEL JONES
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Courthouse
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401
Fresno, California 93721
[phone] Telephone
[phone] Facsimile

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Attorneys for the United States

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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APPROXIMATELY $77,000.00 IN
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U.S. CURRENCY,
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Defendant.________ )

1:11-CV-01251-GSA
STIPULATION TO EXTEND
LOCAL RULE 160 DEADLINE TO FILE
FINAL DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS;
ORDER THEREON

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, the United States of

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America and sole claimant, Felix Velasco via Mary I. Brock on behalf of Felix U. Velasco

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and as Administrator of the Estate of Felix Velasco (hereafter “Claimant”), by and through

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their respective counsel of record, as follows:

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Stipulation to Extend Rule 160 Deadline;
Order Thereon

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February 6, 2014. ECF No. 82.
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The parties, having reached a settlement, filed a Notice of Settlement on

Pursuant to Local Rule 160, and as reflected in the Minute Order issued by the

Court on February 6, 2014 (ECF No. 83), the parties were required to file the final
dispositional documents by February 27, 2014, unless good cause is shown.

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Based on good cause shown herein, the parties now jointly agree and request

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to extend the deadline by which final dispositional documents are to be filed, to April 30,

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2014.

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Good cause appears for an extension of the Local Rule 160 deadlines as

follows: due to the recent filing of the Amended Complaint, the United States is required to

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re-publish the Notice of the Forfeiture Action and re-serve known potential claimants with

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notice of the forfeiture action. The publication and notice deadlines have not yet run, but

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are expected to be completed no later than April 10, 2014.

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Stipulation to Extend Rule 160 Deadline;
Order Thereon

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Upon the expiration of the notice deadlines, and as stipulated to by the United

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States and Claimant in the Stipulation to Final Judgment of Forfeiture (“Settlement

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Agreement”), the United States will then file the necessary documents to obtain the default

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judgment of the remaining non-appearing parties and as to all other persons. Upon

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issuance of the Order of Default Judgment by the Court, the United States will then file the

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final dispositional documents. It is anticipated that this process can be completed by April
30, 2014.
Dated: February 27, 2014

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
/s/ Heather Mardel Jones
HEATHER MARDEL JONES
Assistant United States Attorney

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/s/ Edward M. Burch
EDWARD M. BURCH
Attorney for Claimant

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ORDER

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The Court adopts the parties’ stipulation set forth above. Accordingly, final

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dispositional documents in this case shall be filed on or before April 30, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

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February 28, 2014

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DEAC_Sign ature-END:

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Stipulation to Extend Rule 160 Deadline;
Order Thereon