Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_12-cv-01082/USCOURTS-caed-2_12-cv-01082-2/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 625
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property
Cause of Action: 21:881 Forfeiture Property - Real Estate

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

DANIEL J. BRODERICK, #89424

Federal Defender

COURTNEY FEIN, Bar #244785

Assistant Federal Defender

RACHELLE BARBOUR, Bar #185395

Research and Writing Attorney

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-5700

Attorneys for Claimant

MARIANO VALLEJO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9688

POPLAR COURT, LIVE OAK,

CALIFORNIA, SUTTER COUNTY, APN:

06-670-016, INCLUDING ALL

APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS

THERETO,

Defendant.

_______________________________

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

CV. S. No. 12-01082-LKK

REQUEST FOR ORDER APPOINTING

COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANT MARIANO

VALLEJO; ORDER

Judge: Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton

1. On April 11, 2012, the Magistrate Judge appointed the Office

of the Federal Defender to represent Mariano Vallejo in United States

v. Vallejo, Cr. S. 12-0156-LKK, to which the above case has been

ordered related. Mr. Vallejo signed a financial affidavit

demonstrating that he was indigent and therefore financially unable to

obtain representation by retained counsel.

2. On April 23, 2012, the United States filed a verified

complaint for forfeiture in rem against the above property in Sutter

Case 2:12-cv-01082-JAM-DB Document 8 Filed 05/17/12 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

County, California. The property is Mr. Vallejo’s residence.

3. Section 983(b)(1)(A) of Title 18, United States Code,

provides:

If a person with standing to contest the forfeiture of

property in a civil judicial forfeiture proceeding under a

civil forfeiture statute is financially unable to obtain

representation by counsel, and the person is represented by

counsel appointed under section 3006A of this title in

connection with a related criminal case, the court may

authorize counsel to represent that person with respect to

the claim.

4. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1)(A), Mr. Vallejo asks the

Court to appoint the Federal Defender to represent him in the above

forfeiture case. A proposed order is attached.

Respectfully submitted,

DANIEL J. BRODERICK

Federal Defender

Dated: May 15, 2012 /s/ Courtney Fein 

COURTNEY FEIN

Assistant Federal Defender

RACHELLE BARBOUR

Research and Writing Attorney

Attorneys for MARIANO VALLEJO

O R D E R

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1)(A), the Office of the Federal

Defender is hereby appointed to represent Mariano Vallejo in the above

case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 17, 2012

-2-

Case 2:12-cv-01082-JAM-DB Document 8 Filed 05/17/12 Page 2 of 2