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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $13,000.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY,

Defendant.

2:13-CV-01330-GEB-AC

UNITED STATES’ REQUEST TO 

EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO 

SUBMIT A JOINT STATUS 

REPORT FROM JANUARY 7, 

2014 TO MARCH 7, 2014; 

PROPOSED ORDER

The United States submits the following Request to Extend the Deadline to File a 

Joint Status Report from January 7, 2014 to March 7, 2014.

Introduction

On July 2, 2013, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint against abovecaptioned currency (“defendant currency”), based on its involvement in federal drug law 

violations. All known potential claimants to the defendant currency were served in a 

manner consistent with Dusenbery v. United States, 534 U.S. 161, 168 (2002) and the 

applicable statutory authority. Additionally, public notice on the official internet 

government forfeiture site, www.forfeiture.gov, began on July 9, 2013 and ran for thirty 

consecutive days, as required by Rule G(4)(a)(iv)(C) of Supplemental Rules for Admiralty 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK

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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or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions.

Good Cause

There is good cause to extend the deadline to file a joint status report in this case 

from January 7, 2014 to March 7, 2014.

To date, the United States has diligently pursued its forfeiture case against the 

defendant currency and noticed all known potential claimants as required by the 

Supplemental Rules governing forfeiture cases. No party has filed a claim or answer in 

this case. 

Potential claimant Freddie Garibay Suarez (“Suarez”), who filed a claim in the 

administrative forfeiture proceeding, was provided notice of this case by personal service 

at 3612 20th Avenue, Sacramento, California on July 17, 2013, and was served by certified 

mail through his attorney Scott Hughes on July 5, 2013. The United States requested a 

Clerk’s Default on December 30, 2013 and the Clerk’s Certificate of Entry of Default was 

entered against Freddie Garibay Suarez, Maria Garibay and Anna Gonzalez on January 2, 

2014. The United States expects to file a Motion for Default Judgment and Final 

Judgment of Forfeiture shortly and respectfully requests an additional 60-day extension 

period. 

There is good cause to extend the deadline to file a joint status report in this case

from January 7, 2014 to March 7, 2014, or to a date the Court deems appropriate.

Dated: 1/06/14 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

 /s/ Jeffrey A. Spivak

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK

Assistant U.S. Attorney

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ORDER

The Court finds that there is good cause to extend the deadline to file a joint status 

report in this case from January 7, 2014 to March 7, 2014. The pretrial scheduling 

conference, currently set for January 21, 2014, is rescheduled for March 17, 2014, at 9:00 

a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2014

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