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

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STIPULATION RE STAY OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (SCBN 9990)

United States Attorney

BRIAN J. STRETCH (CSBN 163973)

Chief, Criminal Division

STEPHANIE M. HINDS (CSBN 154284)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6816

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

email: stephanie.hinds@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO VENUE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff,

v.

1. $250,110 IN UNITED STATES

CURRENCY, AND

2. REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS

AT 166 LOS ROBLES DRIVE,

BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA

Defendants.

 

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No. C 05-4185 SC

STIPULATION REQUESTING

FURTHER STAY OF FORFEITURE

PROCEEDINGS

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between plaintiff United States of America and claimants

Eric Cai, Zhoren Cai and CitiMortgage Inc., through undersigned counsel, that this action continue to be

stayed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(j). Eric Cai, who has filed a claim contesting the forfeiture of the

defendant property, has been charged by a criminal complaint with drug trafficking and money

laundering offenses in the Northern District of California. The underlying criminal activity alleged in the

criminal complaint forms, in large part, the basis for the forfeiture allegations in the government’s

amended complaint for forfeiture. Consequently, the parties agree that a stay in the forfeiture proceeding

is appropriate in order to preserve Eric Cai’s right against self-incrimination in the related criminal

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matter. The parties thus request that matter be stayed pending resolution of the related criminal

prosecution against Eric Cai. Accordingly, the parties request that the case management conference

currently set for September 7, 2007, be vacated and that the matter be set for status on November 2,

2007, or as soon thereafter as the Court may hear this matter. Government counsel advises that she will

be unavailable from September 1 -17, 2007.

DATED: 08/29/07 /S/ 

STEPHANIE M. HINDS

Assistant United States Attorney

 /S/ 

DATED: 08/28/07 RANDY MONTESANO

Attorney for Eric Cai and Zhaoren Cai

DATED: 08/29/07 /S/ 

MICHAEL H. CHANG

Attorney for CitiMortgage Inc.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

Upon the stipulation of counsel, and good cause appearing, the above-entitled civil forfeiture

action is stayed in light of the pending related criminal prosecution of Eric Cai. The case management

conference scheduled for September 7, 2007 is vacated. The matter is continued to _______________for

status.

DATED: __________________________

SAMUEL CONTI

United States District Judge

11/30/07 8/30/07

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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