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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Complaint for Forfeiture

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2700

Attorneys for the United States 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2541

ZUIDER ZEE CIRCLE, ELVERTA,

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO COUNTY,

APN: 203-0211-030-0000, INCLUDING

ALL APPURTENANCES AND

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, et al.,

 Defendants.

2:12-CV-00706-MCE-DAD

UNITED STATES’ REQUEST TO

EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO

SUBMIT A JOINT STATUS

REPORT FROM MAY 22, 2012 TO

JULY 10, 2012; ORDER

THEREON

The United States submits the following Request to Extend the Deadline to File

a Joint Status Report from May 22, 2012 to July 10, 2012. 

Introduction

On March 20, 2012, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint against

the following real properties: 2541 Zuider Zee Circle, Elverta, California; 3908 Floral

Drive, North Highlands, California; 7230 Arutas Drive, North Highlands, California;

7354 Washburn Way, North Highlands, California; 2304 Mortenson Court, Elverta,

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California; 7920 Bellingrath Drive, Elverta, California; 2948 Candido Drive,

Sacramento, California; 1550 Kellogg Street, Newcastle, California; 1410 Kellogg

Street, Newcastle, California; and 439 Ala Wai Boulevard, Unit 94, South Lake Tahoe,

California.

On April 17, 2012, the United States file a Notice of Related Cases pursuant to

E.D. Local Rule 123, stating that this case was related to Case No. 2:12-CV-00705-

MCE-DAD because both civil forfeiture actions arise from the same law enforcement

investigation and thus involve substantially the same events, transactions, and

parties. Particularly, as described in the United States’ Notice of Related Cases, both

cases allege that several individuals conspired to defraud the United Auburn Indian

Community out of millions of dollars by submitting inflated and false change order

invoices as part of a large commercial construction project. Both cases seek the

forfeiture of real properties purchased with fraud proceeds and/or funds involved in the

money laundering scheme.

On April 23, 2012, the Court issued a Related Case Order; the Court further

issued an “Order Requiring Joint Status Report” due within “sixty days of service of

the complaint on any party.” That deadline is currently May 22, 2012.

To date, no party has filed a claim or answer in the case. However, several

parties have requested extensions to the applicable statutory deadline; the United

States has granted each request for additional time to file a claim and/or answer. 

Good Cause

There is good cause to extend the deadline to file a joint status report in this

case from May 22, 2012 to July 10, 2012.

To date, all known potential claimants to the defendant property have been

served in a manner consistent with Dusenbery v. United States, 534 U.S. 161, 168

(2002) and the applicable statutory authority. However, several of the potential

claimants, including record owners and lien holders, have requested additional time to

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file claims and answers given the allegations contained in the nearly two-hundred page

affidavit. The United States has granted each of parties’ requests for extensions of

time to review the affidavit and draft their claims and answers.

To date, the United States has diligently pursued its forfeiture case against the

defendant properties and attempted to notice all known potential claimants as

required by the Supplemental Rules governing forfeiture cases. However, given the

length and complexity of the affidavit, as well as the number of parties involved and/or

potentially asserting an ownership or lien interest in the defendant properties, an

extension of time to file claims is warranted. Moreover, there is an ongoing criminal

investigation into the fraud and money laundering schemes forming the basis of the in

rem complaint.

The extension of time will allow the publication period to run, thus providing

additional notice to potential claimants asserting an allegation of ownership. It will

further allow the United States and Claimants to contemplate expedited settlement

agreements with those meeting the statutory criteria. Additionally, the extension of

time will allow all potential claimants to enter the case and jointly participate in

drafting the Joint Status Report.

Whereas the United States provided notice of the forfeiture complaint to

potential claimants but several parties have requested extensions of time to comply

with the statutory deadlines. And whereas the extension of time will allow the

publication period to run, and allow the United States and Claimants to contemplate

expedited settlement agreements with those meeting the statutory criteria. And

whereas the extension of time will allow all potential claimants to enter the case and

jointly participate in drafting the Joint Status Report. There is good cause to extend 

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the deadline to file a joint status report in this case from May 22, 2012 to July 10,

2012, or to extend the deadline to file a joint status report to a date the Court deems

acceptable.

Dated: 5/9/12 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

 By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

ORDER

Pursuant to the United States’ request and good cause appearing, the Court

makes the following order:

The deadline to file a joint status report in this case is extended from May 22,

2012 to July 10, 2012.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2012

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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