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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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 (Docket Item No. 43.)

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 (See Declaration of David Countryman ¶ 2, Docket Item No. 43.)

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States of America,

Plaintiff,

 v.

Approximately $133,021 in Funds Seized

From Four Accounts Held in the Name of

Pong Lin Liu, et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 06-03278 JW 

ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING FROM THE GOVERNMENT

Presently before the Court is the government’s Motion for Summary Judgment.1 Upon

review, the Court finds that it would benefit from supplemental briefing by the government. In

particular, it appears the Requests for Admissions on which the government relies in its Motion were

served on Claimants Pong Lin Liu and Lillian Liu, but not Claimants’ counsel.2 Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 5(b)(1) provides that: “if a party is represented by an attorney, service . . . must be

made on the attorney unless the court orders service on the party.”

Accordingly, on or before April 30, 2010, the government shall file supplemental briefing

clarifying whether Claimants’ counsel was served with the Requests for Admissions and, if counsel

was not served, whether the Court should excuse the government’s failure to serve Claimants’

counsel.

Dated: April 28, 2010 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

David Countryman david.countryman@usdoj.gov

David B. Countryman david.countryman@usdoj.gov

Kurt Kevin Robinson robinsonlawfirm@comcast.net

Dated: April 28, 2010 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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