USA v. In the Matter of the Extradition of Vladimar Blasko to the Slovak Republic

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STIPULATION to modify collateral source; ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/7/2023.(Lundstrom, T)

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HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, CA Bar #122664
Federal Defender
REED GRANTHAM, CA Bar #294171
Assistant Federal Defender
Office of the Federal Defender
2300 Tulare Street, Suite 330
Fresno, CA 93721-2226
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
VLADIMIR BLASKO

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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IN THE MATTER OF THE
OF EXTRADITION OF VLADIMIR
BLASKO TO THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC

Case No. 1:17-mc-00067-DAD-SAB
STIPULATION TO MODIFY
COLLATERAL SOURCE; ORDER

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective

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counsel, Assistant United States Attorney Elliot Wong, counsel for plaintiff, and Assistant

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Federal Defender Reed Grantham, counsel for relator Vladimir Blasko, that the collateral source

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for the property bond in the amount of $150,000, previously ordered on February 8, 2019, be

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modified. Specifically, the parties agree that the currently posted property bond of $150,000,

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secured by the property owned by Jeffrey and Melissa Kollenkark be replaced by a property

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bond of $150,000, secured by the property owned by Vladimir Blasko and Martina Gregusova,

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with all other terms and conditions to remain in place.

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Mr. Blasko was ordered released in this matter, subject to conditions on August 6, 2018.

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See Dkt. #46, 47, and 48. On November 19, 2018, after briefing and argument, this Court

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certified Mr. Blasko for extradition. See Dkt. #56. Thereafter, on November 27, 2018, the

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government filed a motion to revoke Mr. Blasko’s release. See Dkt. #58. After briefing and a

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hearing on the government’s motion, this Court denied the government’s motion on February 8,

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2019, but modified the conditions of Mr. Blasko’s release to include the posting of a $40,000

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cash bond and the posting of a property bond in the amount of $150,000. See Dkt. #70.

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02/08/2019

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70 ORDER DENYING 58 GOVERNMENTS MOTION TO REVOKE BAIL
AND INCREASING BAIL AMOUNT. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
The Governments motion to revoke bail is DENIED; Mr. Blasko shall
remain released on a bail amount of one hundred ninety thousand dollars
($190,000.00) to be secured by forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) in cash
and a one hundred fifty thousand dollar ($150,000.00) property bond; The
bonds shall be posted and in place by Friday, March 1, 2018;A status
conference is set for Monday, February 11, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in
Courtroom 9; and Mr. Blasko shall appear at the February 11, 2019 status
conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/8/2019.
(Hernandez, M) (Entered: 02/08/2019)

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On February 21, 2019, Mr. Blasko posted the $40,000 cash bond with the Court and posted the

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property bond of $150,000 secured by a property owned by Jeffrey and Melissa Kollenkark. See

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Dkt. #72, 73, 76.

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Mr. Blasko is hereby seeking to modify the collateral source because Mr. and Mrs.

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Kollenkark would like to sell their property. Upon learning of their desire to sell the property,

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Mr. Blasko and his wife, Ms. Gregusova, indicated that they had, several years ago, purchased a

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property and would be willing to post that property to replace the Kollenkark property bond.

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Undersigned counsel has obtained the relevant documents from Mr. Blasko and Ms. Gregusova,

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and it is believed that their property has $150,000 in equity.

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Undersigned counsel has provided materials showing this available equity to the

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government attorney in this matter, and the government has indicated that it does not object to

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replacing the $150,000 property bond, currently secured by the property owned by Jeffrey and

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Melissa Kollenkark, with a property bond secured by the property owned by Mr. Blasko and Ms.

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Gregusova. Undersigned counsel also contacted Mr. Blasko’s probation officer, Probation

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Officer John Green, with respect to this request, who indicated that he had no objection to this

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modification. Mr. Blasko was placed on supervision on August 6, 2018, approximately four and

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a half years ago. Since that time, Mr. Blasko has complied with all conditions of his release and
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there have been no violations of the terms and conditions of his release.
Accordingly, the parties, including Mr. Blasko’s probation officer, agree to the

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modification as set forth above, and ask that the Court modify the collateral source by imposing,

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as a condition of release, that a $150,000 property bond be posted, secured by the property

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owned by Mr. Blasko and Ms. Gregusova. Additionally, upon the successful posting of this

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bond, that the Clerk of the Court exonerate the property bond previously posted that is secured

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by the Deed of Trust currently on file with the Fresno County Recorder (#2019-0015708) and

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original straight note in the above-captioned case and reconvey the real property to Jeffrey C.

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Kollenkark and Melissa A. Kollenkark. All other terms and conditions of Mr. Blasko’s release

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shall remain in full force and effect.

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Respectfully submitted,

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney

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Dated: February 7, 2023

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/s/ Elliot Wong
ELLIOT WONG
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff

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HEATHER E. WILLIAMS
Federal Defender

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Date: February 7, 2023

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/s/ Reed Grantham
REED GRANTHAM
Assistant Federal Defender
Attorney for Relator
VLADIMIR BLASKO

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation above, the Court hereby

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imposes, as a condition of release, that a $150,000 property bond be posted, secured by the

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property owned by Mr. Blasko and Ms. Gregusova.

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Once the $150,000 property bond secured by the property owned by Mr. Blasko and Ms.

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Gregusova is posted, the Clerk of the Court may exonerate the property bond previously posted

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that is secured by the Deed of Trust currently on file with the Fresno County Recorder (#2019-

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0015708) and original straight note and reconvey the real property to Jeffrey C. Kollenkark and

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Melissa A. Kollenkark.
All other terms and conditions of Mr. Blasko’s release shall remain in full force and

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effect.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

February 7, 2023
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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