United States of America v. $67,697 in US Currency and Any Accrued Interest

Filing 15

ORDER granting 14 Motion to Lift Stay signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez.(LC)

The Hon. Ricardo S. Martinez

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

NO. CV21-1198-RSM

Plaintiff,

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v.

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$67,697 IN U.S. CURRENCY, AND ANY
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ORDER GRANTING
JOINT REQUEST TO LIFT STAY

Defendant.

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Claimant.

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THIS MATTER comes before the Court as a Joint Request to Lift Stay by Plaintiff

22 United States and Claimant Cesar Clemente, through counsel. On November 10, 2022,
23 the Court ordered this civil forfeiture action stayed, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(g)(2),
24 pending resolution of the related criminal case or until further order of the Court. Dkt.
25 No. 11. The parties have now informed the Court that they have reached an agreement to
26 resolve the related criminal case, as well as this civil forfeiture case. The Court having
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Order Granting Joint Request to Lift Stay - 1
United States v. $67,697 In U.S. Currency,
and Any Accrued Interest, CV21-1198-RSM

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220
SEATTLE , WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]

1 considered the parties’ request and being fully advised in the matter, finds that it is
2 appropriate to lift the stay at this time. Therefore, it is hereby
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ORDERED that the parties’ request to lift the stay of this civil forfeiture

4 proceeding is GRANTED and the STAY is LIFTED. The United States shall provide
5 notice to the persons and entities to whom the United States provided direct notice of the
6 proceeding on or about September 2, 2021, that they have 35 days from the date of this
7 Order in which to file a claim.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 18th day of November, 2022.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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KRISTA K. BUSH
18 Assistant United States Attorney
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700 Stewart St., Suite 5220
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Order Granting Joint Request to Lift Stay - 2
United States v. $67,697 In U.S. Currency,
and Any Accrued Interest, CV21-1198-RSM

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220
SEATTLE , WASHINGTON 98101
[phone]