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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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JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES 1

C 05-1139 PJH

KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

EUMI L. CHOI (WVBN 0722)

Chief, Criminal Division

STEPHANIE M. HINDS (CSBN 154284)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

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 DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

1. 1999 LEXUS GS400, VIN

JT8BH68X2X0017848, 

2. $43,400 IN UNITED STATES

CURRENCY,

3. $3,745 IN UNITED STATES

CURRENCY,

4. DAVIS INDUSTRIES P-380

HANDGUN AND AMMUNITION,

AND

5. BERETTA HANDGUN, MODEL 96

AND AMMUNITION,, 

Defendants.

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No. C 05-1139 PJH

JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF

DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES

AND ORDER

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JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES 2

C 05-1139 PJH

The parties hereby jointly request a further extension of the discovery cut-off and

deadline for the filing and hearing of motions, including dispositive motions in this matter.

On June 24, 2005, the Court issued an order setting a discovery cut off date of October

27, 2005 and a deadline for the filing of any pretrial dispositive motions of November 30, 2005. 

The Court also indicated in its Order that “should either of both parties need additional time for

discovery, the requesting party can petition the Court for additional time.” For the reasons set out

below, the parties now request that the Court continue those pretrial deadlines. 

In October 2005, this Court authorized an extension of the discovery and motions

deadlines because claimant Kristine Tram was pregnant and due to give birth. The parties then

rescheduled the depositions for mid-December. After the parties rescheduled the depositions,

Mr. Michael was ordered out to trial in an unrelated case in this district for mid-December. Trial

in that matter, United States v. Thomas Grossi, (CR 04-40127 DLJ), commenced on or about

December 19 and concluded on January 10, 2006. Following the trial, Mr. Michael went out of

the country on a pre-scheduled vacation. As a result of the pre-trial and trial proceedings for the

Grossi case, the parties had to cancel the depositions in December. 

In January 2006, the parties sought and obtained a further extension of the deadlines. The

Court granted parties’ request and extended the discovery deadline to April 15, and the filing of

dispositive motions to May 15, 2006. 

Since the issuance of the Court’s Order, the parties have been unable to complete

discovery, due in part to the unavailability of both counsel and the claimants as set forth below. 

AUSA Hinds was on business related travel for three weeks during the months of February and

March, 2006. Counsel for the claimants, David Michael, was out of the country until midMarch. One of the claimants/deponents has been unavailable due to her school schedule. 

Another claimants/deponent was in transit to his permanent place of incarceration. In light of the

foregoing, the parties now request a further extension of the discovery deadline to June 26, 2006, 

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JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES 3

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and an extension in the filing of dispositive motions to July 23, 2006. The parties believe that

this extension should provide sufficient time in which to conduct the requested depositions and

draft pleadings in anticipation of filing dispositive motions.

Dated: 4/14/06

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STEPHANIE M. HINDS

Assistant United States Attorney

Dated: 4/14/06 ______/S/________________________________

DAVID M. MICHAEL

Attorney for Claimants Donald and Kristine Tram

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Upon the joint request of the parties, and for good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED, that the deadline for the completion of discovery be extended to _______________

and the deadline for the filing of any pretrial dispositive motions be extended to

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Dated: ____________________________________

HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

June 26, 2006 July 24, 2006. 4/18/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

LAST CONTINUANCE!

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