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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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MELINDA HAAG(CSBN 132612)

United States Attorney

BRIAN J. STRETCH (CSBN 163973)

Chief, Criminal Division

ARVON J. PERTEET (CSBN 242828)

Special Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 11th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: 415.436.6598

Facsimile: 415.436.7234

Email:arvon.perteet@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

$115,959.00 in United States Currency; and

$14,509.00 in United States Currency.

Defendants.

 

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No. CV 09-6071 JSW 

STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDING

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 981(g) 

 1. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and Claimant ANNIE DUONG, through her counsel, that this matter be stayed pursuant to 18

U.S.C. § 981(g) and 21 U.S.C. § 881(i).

2. There exists a related state criminal investigation of this matter in Contra Costa and Alameda

Counties. The issues in that investigation are related to this forfeiture proceeding.

3. If this case were to proceed, claimant's and other parties' Fifth Amendment rights against

self-incrimination will be burdened in the related criminal investigation. 

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Additionally, proceeding with civil discovery at this time would negatively affect the

Government’s investigation.

4. The provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 981(g)(1), related to stays of civil forfeiture proceedings, 

provide that "[U]pon the motion of a of the United States, the court shall stay the civil forfeiture

proceeding if the court determines that civil discovery will adversely affect the ability of the

Government to conduct a related criminal investigation or the prosecution of a related case."

5. Pursuant to the above representations, and the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 981(g)(1), the parties

hereby stipulate and agree to stay this civil forfeiture proceeding relating to Defendants

$115,959.00 in United States Currency; and $14,509.00 in United States Currency until the

completion of the criminal investigation in Contra Costa and Alameda County or until such

earlier time as either party, or this Court, may request that the matter be heard.

6. The parties thus request that the matter be stayed for an additional period of 90 days and that

any pending deadlines or assigned dates also be stayed and vacated. 

7. The parties further stipulate and agree that they request this Court also take off calendar the

presently scheduled Status Conference of 27 August 2010, at 1:30 p.m. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED:

Dated: August 18, 2010 MELINDA HAAG

United States Attorney

S/ARVON J. PERTEET

ARVON J. PERTEET 

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for the United States of America

Dated: August 18, 2010 

S/ STUART HANLON

STUART HANLON

Attorney for Claimant Annie Duong

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR STAY 

No. CV 09-6071 JSW 2

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ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED on this ____________ day of _______________, 2010, pursuant to

the foregoing stipulation, that this civil forfeiture proceeding be stayed 90 days, or this Court,

may request that the matter be heard.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the presently scheduled Status Conference of August

27, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. is hereby taken off calendar. 

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HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Court Judge

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR STAY 

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The parties shall submit a further joint status report one week prior to the date on which 

the stay set pursuant to this Order is due to expire advising the Court whether the stay 

should be continued or whether the matter can be set for a status hearing.

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