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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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Order to Amend Existing Protective Order to 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $50,319.11 SEIZED 

FROM 49ER CREDIT UNION BANK 

ACCOUNT NUMBER 1096173, HELD IN 

THE NAMES OF GREGORY S. BAKER 

AND DARRELL HINZ, et al.,

Defendants.

2:12-CV-01632-TLN-AC

ORDER TO AMEND THE EXISTING

PROTECTIVE ORDER TO APPOINT A 

MONITOR FOR EARTHSAVERS EROSION 

CONTROL, LLC

This matter having come before this Court on the application of the United States of America to 

amend the existing protective order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(j)(1)(A), which provides courts with 

jurisdiction to enter restraining orders and take such other action in connection with any property or other 

interest subject to forfeiture to ensure its availability for forfeiture.

IT IS HEREBY HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED, PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §

983(j)(1)(A) THAT:

Earthsavers Erosion Control, LLC is hereby restrained in the manner described below.

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

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PRIOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS

1. The protective order entered on June 22, 2012 [ECF No. 6] remains in full force and 

effect.

2. The amendment to the protective order entered on April 16, 2013 [ECF No. 25] remains in 

full force and effect.

APPOINTMENT OF A MONITOR

3. Mr. David Flemmer is APPOINTED as the monitor of Earthsavers Erosion Control, LLC 

as specifically set forth below.

4. The monitor may review accounting documents, financial statements, inventory logs, 

business books and records, journals, ledgers, invoices, contracts, bank records, correspondence, 

employment contracts, inventory sheets, and business manuals to ensure that Earthsavers Erosion 

Control, LLC (“Earthsavers”) is operating in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles 

and federal and state laws.

5. The monitor may order appraisals, consult with valuation professionals, and take other 

necessary and reasonable steps to properly value the business.

6. The monitor may access the business premises, the business bank accounts, consult with 

Earthsaver employees, and introduce other reasonable measures to prevent any potential business 

mismanagement or looting of company bank accounts, intellectual property and inventory.

7. The monitor, in consultation with the other equity partner of Earthsavers, may hire or 

terminate employees in order to efficiently conduct business.

8. The monitor, in consultation with the other equity partner of Earthsavers, may enter into 

or terminate contracts for professional services to efficiently conduct business.

9. The monitor, in consultation with the other equity partner of Earthsavers, may cut pay, 

give raises, or pay bonuses to deserving employees through their service to the business.

10. The monitor may secure the United States’ interest in the $300,000 promissory note 

forfeited in Case No. 2:12-cr-00294-TLN. The monitor shall audit the Note and confirm the payment 

schedule and ensure that the promissory note is paid in a timely manner.

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JURISDICTION

This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for all purposes. The terms of this order shall 

remain in full force and effect until judgment is rendered on the civil forfeiture complaint filed with 

respect to the above-referenced defendant properties and the United States’ interests are liquidated or sold 

in their entirety. In the event a party chooses to modify the terms of the protective order or any of its 

amendments, they can do so only with prior approval of the Court upon notice to the United States and an 

opportunity for the United States to be heard.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 1, 2015

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