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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

1. REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS

IDENTIFIED BY MENDOCINO COUNTY APN

051-290-04, 051-300-02, 051-310-01, 051-320-01,

2. REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS

IDENTIFIED BY MENDOCINO COUNTY APN

051-180-08, 051-190-05, 052-010-01, 052-010-03,

052-010-09, 052-010-14, 052-010-15, 052-010-16,

052-010-17; REAL PROPERTY AND

IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED BY

HUMBOLDT COUNTY APN 222-024-003,

222-025-003;

3. REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS

IDENTIFIED BY MENDOCINO COUNTY APN

051-180-09, 051-180-10

Defendants. /

PAUL SAYERS, GRAESON PRESCOTT,

DIANA MENDES AND BARNUM TIMBER

COMPANY,

Claimants. /

No. C 08-03093 WHA

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No. CR09-01134 CRB

No. CR09-01135 MHP

No. CR09-01140 MHP

No. CR09-01141 CRB

No. CR09-01142 JSW

No. CR09-01143 SI

ORDER DECLINING TO

RELATE CRIMINAL CASES

Judge Jeffrey White has declined to relate the above-numbered criminal cases to his civil

forfeiture case. This order does likewise with respect to the civil forfeiture action pending before

the undersigned. 

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United States District Court

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It is curious that these criminal matters have all been filed separately and were not even

related enough to each other to have been brought in a single action. Most of all, the tail would

wag the dog for either of the civil forfeiture cases — which have both been stayed without

activity due to these criminal proceedings — to serve as a basis to disturb the regular assignment

of criminal cases. In sum, the above-numbered criminal cases are not related under Criminal

Local Rule 8-1(b) to the civil forfeiture action pending before the undersigned.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 5, 2010. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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