United States of America v. Approximately $25,900.00 in U.S. Currency

Filing 20

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/25/2013 DENYING without prejudice 9 Motion for Extension of Time; DENYING without prejudice 14 Motion for Acceptance of previously submitted claim; ORDERING Claimant Richard to file and serve a proper verified claim within thirty (30) days; ORDERING Claimant Richard to file and serve an answer to the 1 Complaint for Forfeiture in Rem twenty-one (21) days thereafter; ORDERING the plaintiff to file a proposed schedule for this action fourteen (14) days thereafter; ALLOWING Claimant Richard to file a proposed schedule fourteen (14) days thereafter. (Michel, G)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-cv-0858 JAM DAD PS

v.

ORDER

APPROXIMATELY $25,900.00 IN U.S.
CURRENCY,

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Defendant.

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This matter came before the court on October 25, 2013, for a status conference.

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Kevin Khasigian, Esq. appeared on behalf of the plaintiff. Claimant Gerard Richard appeared

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telephonically on his own behalf.
Upon consideration of the arguments on file and at the hearing, and for the reasons

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set forth on the record at the hearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Mr. Richard’s July 19, 2013 motion for an extension of time (Doc. No. 9) is

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denied without prejudice;
2. Mr. Richard’s August 14, 2013 motion for acceptance of previously submitted

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claim (Doc. No. 14) is denied without prejudice;

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3. Within thirty days of the date of this order Mr. Richard shall file and serve a

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proper verified claim. Within twenty-one days thereafter Mr. Richard shall file and serve an

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answer to the May 2, 2013 complaint for forefeiture in rem.1 Within fourteen days thereafter

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plaintiff shall file a proposed schedule for this action. Mr. Richard may file his own proposed

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schedule within fourteen days thereafter; and

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4. After the above documents have been filed, the undersigned will issue a

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scheduling order in this action.

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Dated: October 25, 2013

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Mr. Richard is cautioned that the failure to timely file the documents identified in this order
may result in an order to show cause as to why he should not be dismissed from this action for
failure to pursue his claim and for failure to comply with an order of this court.
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