United States of America v. 99,337 Pieces of Counterfeit Native American Jewelry et al

Filing 73

ORDER STAYING CIVIL FORFEITURE by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civ. No. 16-1304 KG/KBM

99,337 P IECES OF COUNTERFEIT
NATIVE AMERICAN J EWELRY,
72,620 P IECES OF COUNTERFEIT
NATIVE AMERICAN J EWELRY,
21,249 P IECES OF COUNTERFEIT
NATIVE AMERICAN J EWELRY,
108 PIECES OF COUNTERFEIT
NATIVE AMERICAN J EWELRY,
$288,738.94 IN FUNDS FROM BANK OF AMERICA
ACCOUNT N O.-3826,
Defendants-in-rem.
ORDER FOR STAY OF CIVIL FORFEITURE
This Court conducted a status conference on February 7, 2019. The parties informed the
Court that a stay of this action is appropriate.
It is therefore ORDERED that this case is stayed pending resolution of the related
criminal case, 18-cr-4176-JB. The parties shall submit joint status reports at six month intervals.
The first status report is due six months from the date of entry of this Order. The parties will
advise the Court of the resolution of the criminal case.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

SUBMITTED BY:

STEPHEN R. KOTZ
Assistant U.S. Attorney
P.O. Box 607
Albuquerque, NM 87103
[phone]

APPROVED BY:
RAYMOND G. SANCHEZ
ISAAC S. EMMANUEL
Sanchez Mower & Desiderio PC
P.O. Box 1966
Albuquerque, NM 87103
[phone]
and
M. NAOMI SALAZAR
M. Naomi Salazar, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 26542
Albuquerque, NM 87125
[phone]
Attorneys for Claimants Turquoise Network
and Romie Salem
NANCY HOLLANDER
MOLLY SCHMIDT NOWARA
Freedman Boyd Hollander, Goldberg
Urias & Ward PA
Attorneys for Claimants Al Zuni Global
Jewelry and Nashat Khalaf
20 First Plaza Center NW, Suite 700
Albuquerque, NM 87102
[phone]
MARK T. BAKER
CARTER B. HARRISON, IV
Peifer Hanson and Mullins PA
Attorneys for Sterling Islands, Inc. and
Jawad Khalaf
20 First Plaza, Suite 725
Albuquerque, NM 87102
[phone]