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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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1 Request and Proposed Order to Extend the 

Deadline to File a Joint Status Report

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $9,000.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

Defendant.

2:14-CV-01076-MCE-DAD

REQUEST AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE 

JOINT STATUS REPORT

The United States requests that the Court continue the deadline to file a Joint 

Status Report (“JSR”) from October 2, 2014 to December 31, 2014. For the reasons set 

forth below, there is good cause to continue the deadline to file a JSR.

Introduction

On April 30, 2014, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint against the 

above-captioned currency (“Defendant Currency”) based on its alleged involvement in 

federal drug law violations. 

All known potential claimants to the defendant properties 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 May 13, 2014, and ran for thirty consecutive 

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

Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions. A Declaration of Publication was filed on July 1, 

2014.

On June 6, 2014, Beverly Faille (“Faille”) filed a claim to the Defendant Currency. 

No other party has entered this case. 

The United States has attempted to contact Faille on two separate occasions to 

resolve this case and/or file a JSR. True and correct copies of the letters, along with the 

certified mail receipt for the letter sent on August 6, 2014, are attached hereto as Exhibit 

A. To date, however, the United States has been unsuccessful. Faille is preceding pro se, 

lives in Massachusetts, and has not provided a telephone number or email address. The 

United States therefore requests a further extension of 90 days, until December 31, 2014, 

to file a JSR.

In the very near future, the United States will issue discovery to the claimant on 

the issue of standing. See United States v. $133,420.00 in U.S. Currency, 672 F.3d 629, 

635 (9th Cir. 2012) (“Unlike in typical civil proceedings, the government may commence 

limited discovery immediately after a verified claim is filed. Supplemental Rule G(6)(a) 

provides that ‘[t]he government may serve special interrogatories limited to the 

claimant's identity and relationship to the defendant property without the court's leave at 

any time after the claim is filed and before discovery is closed.’”). Accordingly, an 

extension of the JSR deadline will allow the parties to complete the “standing” discovery 

before fully scheduling the case and reaching merits-based discovery.

In light of the United States’ intent to seek discovery on the issue of standing, the 

parties request a continuance of the deadline to file a Joint Status Report from October 2, 

2014 to December 31, 2014, or to another date the Court deems appropriate.

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Good Cause

For these reasons stated herein, the United States believes there is good cause to 

continue the deadline to file a JSR to December 31, 2014 (or to another date the Court 

deems appropriate).

Dated: 9/24/2014 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Spivak

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK

Assistant U.S. Attorney

ORDER

Pursuant to the United States’ request and good cause appearing, the deadline to 

file a Joint Status Report currently set for October 2, 2014 is to be CONTINUED to

December 31, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 29, 2014

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