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

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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, ) 2:11-CV-01902-JAM-DAD 

 )

Plaintiff, ) REQUEST FOR EXTENSION

) OF STAY OF FURTHER 

v. ) PROCEEDINGS AND

 ) ORDER 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9445 ) 

FRUITRIDGE ROAD, SACRAMENTO, ) 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, ) DATE: N/A

APN NOS: 063-0060-045 AND ) TIME: N/A

063-0060-046 INCLUDING ALL ) COURTROOM: N/A

APPURTENANCES AND ) 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, )

 )

 Defendant. )

 )

The United States of America and David Johns, Mary Johns, and Major

Amos Nilson and Lucy H. Nilson, Trustees of the Nilson Family Revocable Trust

(hereafter referred to collectively as "claimants") submit the following Request for

Extension of Stay of Further Proceedings and Proposed Order.

This matter was previously stayed on September 15, 2011, November 28,

2011, February 1, 2012, May 1, 2012, and August 1, 2012 based on the on-going

criminal investigation into marijuana cultivation at 9445 Fruitridge Road,

Sacramento, California (hereafter "defendant property"). To date, several

individuals have been charged with federal criminal crimes related to marijuana

cultivation at the defendant property, Case Nos. 2:11-CR-00275-JAM and

1 Request for Extension of Stay of Further 

Proceedings and Proposed Order 

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2:11-CR-00276-JAM; but neither David Johns nor Mary Johns, the record owners of

the defendant property, have been charged with any criminal offense by state, local,

or federal authorities. 

1. Each of the claimants has filed a claim to the defendant property. 

Claimants David Johns, Mary Johns, Major Amos Nilson, and Lucy H. Nilson have

not yet filed their Answers and will not be required to do so until the stay

contemplated by this stipulation expires. 

2. The stay is requested pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1), 981(g)(2), and

21 U.S.C. § 881(i). The United States contends that the defendant property was

used to facilitate the cultivation of marijuana. 

3. It is the United States’ position that the statute of limitations has not

expired on potential criminal charges relating to the marijuana grow at the

defendant property. Nevertheless, the United States intends to depose claimants

David and Mary Johns regarding their ownership of the defendant property, as well

as their knowledge and participation in large scale marijuana cultivation, including

the marijuana grow at the defendant property. If discovery proceeds at this time,

claimants will be placed in the difficult position of either invoking their Fifth

Amendment rights against self-incrimination and losing the ability to pursue their

claims to the defendant property, or waiving their Fifth Amendment rights and

submitting to a deposition and potentially incriminating themselves. If they invoke

their Fifth Amendment rights, the United States will be deprived of the ability to

explore the factual basis for the claims they filed with this court.

4. In addition, claimants intend to depose, among others, the agents

involved with this investigation, including but not limited to the agents with the

Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. Allowing

depositions of the law enforcement officers at this time would adversely affect the

ability of the federal authorities to investigate the alleged underlying criminal

conduct.

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Proceedings and Proposed Order 

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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 claimants' ability to prove their claim to the property and to assert

any defenses to forfeiture. For these reasons, the parties jointly request that the

matter be stayed until January 30, 2013, in accordance with the terms of this

stipulation. At that time the parties will advise the court of the status of the

criminal investigation, if any, and will advise the court whether a further stay is

necessary.

Dated: 11/1/12 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Dated: 11-1-2012 /s/ Brenda Grantland 

BRENDA GRANTLAND

Attorney for claimants

David Johns and Mary Johns

 

Dated: Nov. 2, 2012 /s/ Timothy E. Hodgson for 

DOUGLAS A. MACDONALD

Attorney for claimants Major

Amos Nilson and Lucy H. Nilson 

 (Signatures retained by attorney) 

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, this matter is stayed pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

§§ 981(g)(1), 981(g)(2), and 21 U.S.C. § 881(i) until January 30, 2013. On or before

January 30, 2013, the parties will advise the court whether a further stay is

necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 11/2/2012 /s/ John A. Mendez 

JOHN A. MENDEZ

United States District Court Judge 

3 Request for Extension of Stay of Further 

Proceedings and Proposed Order 

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