USA v. Approximately $10,250.00 in U.S. Currency

Filing 4

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 05/14/18 ORDERING that the deadline by which the U.S. shall be required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture is EXTENDED to 06/08/18. (Benson, A.)

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN
Assistant U. S. Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]

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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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2:18-MC-00043-KJM-DB
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME
FOR FILING A COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE
AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN INDICTMENT
ALLEGING FORFEITURE

APPROXIMATELY $10,250.00 IN U.S.
CURRENCY,

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Defendant.
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It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and potential claimant Joshua

18 Patton (“claimant”), appearing in propria persona, as follows:
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On or about January 12, 2018, claimant filed a claim in the administrative forfeiture

20 proceeding with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with respect to the Approximately $10,250.00 in U.S.
21 Currency (hereafter “defendant currency”), which was seized on October 26, 2017.
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The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has sent the written notice of intent to forfeit required

23 by 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(1)(A) to all known interested parties. The time has expired for any person to file a
24 claim to the defendant currency under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E), and no person other than claimant
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Under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the United States is required to file a complaint for

27 forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant
28 currency is subject to forfeiture within ninety days after a claim has been filed in the administrative
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Stipulation and Order to Extend Time

1 forfeiture proceeding, unless the court extends the deadline for good cause shown or by agreement of the
2 parties. That deadline was April 12, 2018.
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By Stipulation and Order filed April 11, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to May 11,

4 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the
5 defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to
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As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to further extend

8 to June 8, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture
9 against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is
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Accordingly, the parties agree that the deadline by which the United States shall be

12 required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment
13 alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture shall be extended to June 8, 2018.
14 Dated: 5/9/18

McGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney

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By:
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/s/ Kevin C. Khasigian
KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN
Assistant U.S. Attorney

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/s/ Joshua Patton
JOSHUA PATTON
Potential Claimant
Appearing in propria persona

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(Signature authorized by phone)
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Stipulation and Order to Extend Time