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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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STAY 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, ) 2:09-cv-1937 GEB-KJM

 )

Plaintiff, ) JOINT STIPULATION TO 

 ) EXTEND STAY AND ORDER

v. ) 

 ) 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 17 )

COON CREEK ROAD, HAWKINS BAR, ) DATE: May 10, 2010

CALIFORNIA, TRINITY COUNTY, ) TIME: 9:00 a.m.

APN: 008-760-12, INCLUDING ) COURTROOM: 10

ALL APPURTENANCES AND ) 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, ) 

 ) 

Defendant. )

 )

The plaintiff United States of America and claimants Byron

Pickle (the property owner) and Leung and Betty Chinn

(lienholder) request that the stay entered in this case on

October 7, 2009, be extended an additional 90 days. 

As explained in the Joint Status Report and Request for Stay

filed on October 5, 2009, this case, and the related case (U.S.

Real Property, 1 Mile Up Hennessey Road, et al., 2:09-cv-1940

GEB-KJM) arose out of an investigation in Trinity County

involving claimant Byron Pickle and two relatives, Thomas and

James Pickle. Local law enforcement officers executed a state

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search warrant at the defendant property and found 54 pounds of

processed marijuana, 364 marijuana plants, approximately $10,000

in cash, and packaging material. Officers found about 45 pounds

of processed marijuana, approximately $60,000 in cash, packaging

materials, and multiple firearms when they executed a state

search warrant at the Hennessey Road property. 

The Trinity County District Attorney has filed state drug

charges against Thomas and James Pickle. The next status

conference in Trinity County Superior Court is scheduled for

April 28, 2010. No trial date has been set.

 While it does not appear that any charges will be filed

against claimant Byron Pickle, charges are pending against two

individuals involved with the marijuana found on the defendant

property. Undoubtedly Thomas and James will assert their Fifth

Amendment rights against self-incrimination if plaintiff attempts

to depose them before their state charges are resolved, thereby

depriving the government of the ability to gather relevant

information from percipient witnesses.

Accordingly, the parties contend that proceeding with this

action at this time has potential adverse affects on the

prosecution of the related-criminal case, on claimant’s ability

to prove his claim to the property and to contest the

government's allegations that the property is forfeitable, and on

the government’s ability to conduct complete discovery. For

these reasons, the parties request that this matter be stayed for

a period of 90 days, or until further court order or further

court-approved stipulation by the parties. At that time the

parties will advise the Court whether a further stay is

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necessary.

DATED: April 26, 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: April 26, 2010

By: /s/ Editte Lerman 

(As authorized on 4/26/10)

EDITTE LERMAN

Attorney for claimant

Byron Pickle

DATED: April 26, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF DAVID

MICHAEL

By: /s/ Edward M. Burch

(As authorized on 4/26/10)

EDWARD M. BURCH

Attorneys for claimants

Leung Chinn and Betty K. Chinn

 

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) for 90 days, or until further court order or further

court-approved stipulation by the parties. The pretrial

scheduling conference is rescheduled for August 23, 2010, at 9:00

a.m. A joint status report is to be filed fourteen days prior to

the hearing.

Dated: May 5, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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