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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. 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 5420 

ACME AVENUE, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 226-0080-019-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 6426 

FUEGO WAY, ELK GROVE, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 119-0500-013-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 7625 

MEADOWSTONE DRIVE, 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, APN: 119-

0200-015-0000, INCLUDING ALL 

APPURTENANCES AND 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 9543 

TARBERT DRIVE, ELK GROVE, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 116-1410-017-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

 2:18-CV-00831-KJM-CKD 

STIPULATION TO STAY FURTHER 

PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

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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REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 1165 

QUAIL OAKS ROAD, VALLEY 

SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, CALAVERAS 

COUNTY, APN: 046-033-010-000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, and 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 7960 

TIERRA GLEN WAY, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 043-0255-024-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

 Defendants. 

 The United States and Claimants Shao Yan Chen, Zhaohuan Wang, Yong Chen, Chunguang Ni, 

LC Equity Group, Inc., Peggy Christensen, First Life, LLC, Bernard Horton or Lennette Horton Trustees, 

The Horton Family Trust dtd 9-10-1986, Wayne E. Stahmer and Linda K. Stahmer, Trustees, The 

Stahmer Family Trust dated June 4, 2002, and Michael Wilkie, Trustee of the Michael Wilkie Trust dated 

November 16, 2000, through their respective counsel, and Susan S. Gallant, Trustee for the Silverwood 

Family Trust, Lori Olin and Tamra Olin, appearing pro per, hereby stipulate that a stay is necessary in 

the above-entitled action and request that the Court enter an order staying all further proceedings until the 

resolution of the related criminal cases, United States v. Leonard Yang, et al., Case 2:16-CR-00189-KJM 

and United States v. Xiu Ping Li, et al., Case No. 2:17-CR-00136-KJM, and ongoing criminal 

investigation into marijuana grows at the defendant properties. 

1. This is a forfeiture in rem action against six properties pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7) 

because they allegedly were used and intended to be used to commit or facilitate violations of federal 

drug laws: 

a. Real Property located at 5420 Acme Avenue in Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Acme Avenue.” Lori Olin and Tamra Olin filed a claim asserting a 

lienholder interest in defendant Acme Avenue. No other party has filed a claim 

asserting an interest in defendant Acme Avenue. 

b. Real Property located at 6426 Fuego Way in Elk Grove, California, the “Defendant 

Fuego Way.” Yong Chen has filed a claim asserting an ownership interest in 

defendant Fuego Way. Susan S. Gallant, Trustee for the Silverwood Family Trust, 

filed a claim asserting a lienholder interest in defendant Fuego Way. 

c. Real Property located at 7625 Meadowstone Drive in Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Meadowstone Drive.” Shao Yan Chen has filed a claim asserting an 

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ownership interest in defendant Meadowstone Drive. LC Equity Group, Inc. filed a 

claim asserting a lienholder interest in defendant Meadowstone Drive. 

d. Real Property located at 9543 Tarbert Drive in Elk Grove, California, the “Defendant 

Tarbert Drive.” Zhaohuan Wang has filed a claim asserting an ownership interest in 

defendant Tarbert Drive. Bernard Horton or Lennette Horton Trustees, The Horton 

Family Trust dtd 9-10-1986, Wayne E. Stahmer and Linda K. Stahmer, Trustees, The 

Stahmer Family Trust dated June 4, 2002, and Michael Wilkie, Trustee of the Michael 

Wilkie Trust dated November 16, 2000 filed claims asserting a lienholder interest in 

defendant Tarbert Drive. 

e. Real Property located at 1165 Quail Oaks Road in Valley Springs, California, the 

“Defendant Quail Oaks Road.” Peggy Christensen filed a claim asserting a lienholder 

interest in defendant Quail Oaks Road. No other party has filed a claim asserting an 

interest in defendant Quail Oaks Road. 

f. Real Property located at 7960 Tierra Glen Way in Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Tierra Glen Way.” Chunguang Ni has filed a claim asserting an 

ownership interest in defendant Tierra Glen Way. First Life, LLC filed a claim 

asserting a lienholder interest in defendant Tierra Glen Way. 

3. The stay is requested pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1), 981(g)(2), and 21 U.S.C. § 

881(i). The United States contends that the defendant properties were used and intended to be used to 

commit or facilitate violations of federal drug laws in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 et seq. Claimants 

deny these allegations. 

4. To date, several individuals have been charged with federal crimes related to marijuana 

manufacturing and distribution in two related cases, United States v. Leonard Yang, et al., Case 2:16-CR00189-KJM and United States v. Xiu Ping Li, et al., Case No. 2:17-CR-00136-KJM, and the 

investigation continues concerning the marijuana grows at the defendant properties. It is the United 

States’ position that the statute of limitations has not expired on potential criminal charges relating to the 

drug trafficking involving the defendant properties. Nevertheless, the United States intends to depose 

claimants (and others) regarding their ownership of the defendant properties, as well as their knowledge 

and participation in large scale marijuana cultivation, including the marijuana grow at the defendant 

properties, as well as the circumstances behind the purchase of the properties. If discovery proceeds at 

this time, claimants will be placed in the difficult position of either invoking their Fifth Amendment 

rights against self-incrimination and losing the ability to pursue their claims to the defendant properties, 

or waiving their Fifth Amendment rights and submitting to a deposition and potentially incriminating 

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themselves. If they invoke their Fifth Amendment rights, the United States will be deprived of the ability 

to explore the factual basis for the claims they filed with this court. 

 5. In addition, claimants intend to depose, among others, the agents involved with this 

investigation, including but not limited to, the agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration 

(“DEA”). Allowing depositions of the law enforcement officers at this time would adversely impact the 

federal prosecution and ongoing investigation. 

 6. The parties recognize that proceeding with these actions at this time has potential adverse 

effects on the investigation of the underlying criminal conduct and/or upon the claimant’s ability to assert 

any defenses to forfeiture. For these reasons, the parties jointly request that these matters be stayed until 

the conclusion of the related criminal cases. At that time the parties will advise the court of the status of 

the criminal investigation, if any, and will advise the court whether a further stay is necessary. 

7. If any of the defendant properties go into default, the parties reserve the right to seek all 

avenues of redress to preserve the real properties, including filing a motion for interlocutory sale or 

seeking a receiver appointment to collect rents and maintain the properties. 

Dated: 7/26/2018 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: 7/27/18 /s/ J. Patrick McCarthy 

 J. PATRICK McCARTHY 

 Attorney for Claimants Zhaohuan Wang, Tri Dung Hoang, 

 Yong Chen, First Life, LLC (Authorized by email) 

 

Dated: 8/1/18 /s/ Larissa A. Branes 

 LARISSA A. BRANES 

Attorney for Claimants Bernard Horton or Lennette Horton 

Trustees, The Horton Family Trust dtd 9-10-1986, Wayne E. 

Stahmer and Linda K. Stahmer, Trustees, The Stahmer 

Family Trust dated June 4, 2002, and Michael Wilkie, 

Trustee of the Michael Wilkie Trust dated November 16, 

2000 (Authorized by email) 

Dated: 7/27/18 /s/ Richard J. Reynolds 

 RICHARD J. REYNOLDS 

Attorney for LC Equity Group, Inc. 

 (Signature retained by attorney) 

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Dated: 7/31/18 /s/ Samuel D. Berns 

 SAMUEL D. BERNS 

Attorney for Claimant Chunguang Ni 

(Signature retained by attorney) 

Dated: 7/31/18 /s/ Terry Hunt 

 TERRY R. HUNT 

Attorney for Claimant Shao Yan Chen 

(Signature retained by attorney) 

Dated: 7/27/18 /s/ Edward T. Weber 

 EDWARD THOMAS WEBER 

Attorney for Claimant Peggy Christensen 

(Signature retained by attorney) 

Dated: 7/31/18 /s/ Susan S. Gallant 

SUSAN S. GALLANT, Trustee for the 

Silverwood Family Trust 

 Pro Per Claimant 

(Signature retained by attorney) 

Dated: 7/31/18 /s/ Tamra Olin 

 TAMRA OLIN 

 Pro Per Claimant 

(Signature retained by attorney) 

 

Dated: 7/31/18 /s/ Lori Olin 

 LORI OLIN 

Pro Per Claimant 

(Signature retained by attorney) 

ORDER 

 For the reasons set forth above, this matter is stayed under 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1), 981(g)(2) and 

21 U.S.C. § 881(i) until the resolution of companion criminal cases. The parties shall file a joint status 

report within 30 days of the conclusion of the parallel criminal cases, or as the court deems appropriate. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 6, 2018 

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