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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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1 STIPULATION TO STAY FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER [PROPOSED]

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2723

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:10-cv-00770-JAM-KJM 

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Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION TO STAY

) FURTHER PROCEEDINGS 

v. ) AND ORDER

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REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5796 )

ZENIA LAKE MOUNTAIN ROAD, ) DATE: N/A

KETTENPOM, CALIFORNIA, TRINITY ) TIME: N/A

COUNTY, APN: 022-080-3800, ) COURTROOM: N/A

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES )

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, )

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 Defendant. )

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Plaintiff United States of America, and Claimant Todd Hudy,

“claimant”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby

stipulate that a stay is necessary in the above-entitled actions,

and request that the Court enter an order staying all further

proceedings until January 6, 2011, because criminal charges are

pending against claimant in Trinity County. Those charges

(possession of marijuana for sale, cultivation of marijuana, and

an enhancement for a firearm) arise out of the same conduct that

led to the filing of the instant civil forfeiture action against

the defendant real property.

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2 STIPULATION TO STAY FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER [PROPOSED]

1. The stay is requested pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 

§§ 981(g)(1) and 981(g)(2). The plaintiff contends that claimant

was growing marijuana on the defendant property. Claimant denies

these allegations.

2. The Trinity County District Attorney filed drug charges

against claimant and his brother, James, on April 23, 2010. 

Claimant has not been arraigned on these charges, and no dates

have been set. 

3. Plaintiff intends to depose claimant and his brother

regarding their involvement in, or knowledge of, the cultivation

of marijuana on the defendant property. Plaintiff also intends

to question claimant about the defenses he raised in his Answer

to the Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem. If discovery proceeds at

this time, claimant will be placed in the difficult position of

either invoking his Fifth Amendment rights against selfincrimination and losing the ability to pursue his claim to the

defendant property, or waiving his Fifth Amendment rights and

submitting to a deposition and potentially incriminating himself. 

If he invokes his Fifth Amendment rights, the plaintiff will be

deprived of the ability to explore the factual basis for the

claim he filed with this court and the affirmative defenses in

his Answer.

4. In addition, claimant intends to depose, among others,

the state and federal agents involved with this investigation and

the execution of a state search warrant at the defendant

property. Allowing depositions of the law enforcement officers

at this time would adversely affect the ability of the Trinity

County officials to prosecute the underlying criminal conduct.

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PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER [PROPOSED]

5. The parties recognize that proceeding with these

actions at this time has potential adverse effects on the

investigation of the underlying criminal conduct and/or upon the

claimant’s ability to prove his claim to the property and to

assert any defenses to forfeiture. For these reasons, the

parties jointly request that these matters be stayed until

January 6, 2011. At that time the parties will advise the court

of the status of the Trinity County prosecution and will advise

the court whether a further stay is necessary.

Dated: June 29, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney

By /s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

Dated: June 29, 2010 ROTHSCHILD WISHEK & SANDS LLP

By /s/ Kresta Nora Daly 

 (As authorized on 6/29/10)

 KRESTA NORA DALY

Attorneys for claimant

Todd Hudy

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, these matters is stayed

pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1) and 981(g)(2) until January 6,

2011. On or before January 6, 2011, the parties will advise the

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Court whether a further stay is necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2010

/s/ John A. Mendez 

JOHN A. MENDEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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