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Nature of Suit Code: 625
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property
Cause of Action: 21:881 Forfeiture Property - Real Estate

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DANIEL J. BRODERICK, #89424

Federal Defender

TIMOTHY ZINDEL, Bar #158377

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-5700

Attorney for Claimant

WILLIAM H. PEARCE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13

BLIZZARD MINE ROAD,

WILSEYVILLE, CALIFORNIA,

CALAVERAS COUNTY, APN: 012-011-

004, INCLUDING ALL

APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS

THERETO,

Defendant. _______________________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24545

N. SUTTENFIELD ROAD, ACAMPO,

CALIFORNIA, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY,

APN: 021-042-16,

Defendant _______________________________

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No. 2:07-CV-02105 WBS-KJM

STIPULATION AND ORDER APPOINTING

COUNSEL, EXTENDING TIME FOR CLAIM

AND ANSWER, AND CONTINUING STATUS

(PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE

Judge: Hon. William B. Shubb

No. 2:07-CV-02114 WBS-KJM

STIPULATION AND ORDER APPOINTING

COUNSEL, EXTENDING TIME FOR CLAIM

AND ANSWER, AND CONTINUING STATUS

(PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE

Judge: Hon. William B. Shubb

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Stip. & Order re claimant Pearce -2-

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between plaintiff, United

States of America, and claimant, William H. Pearce, as follows:

1. On October 5, 2007, plaintiff filed the above-captioned

complaints for forfeiture in rem against real properties owned by

William H. Pearce. On October 26, 2007, plaintiff personally served

Mr. Pearce with both complaints. On November 6, 2007, this Court

issued a Related Case Order reassigning Civ. S-07-2114 to the Hon.

William B. Shubb and Magistrate Judge Mueller, to whom Civ. S-07-2105

had previously been assigned. An initial status (scheduling)

conference in Civ. S-07-2105 is set for December 3, 2007, and a similar

conference is set in Civ. S-07-2114 for December 17, 2007.

2. Mr. Pearce recently contacted the Office of the Federal

Defender for assistance after learning that he is under criminal

investigation by the United States Attorney for the same conduct

alleged in the civil complaints. He requested appointment of counsel

and, on November 9, 2007, Magistrate Judge Drozd appointed the Office

of the Federal Defender to represent him after determining that Mr.

Pearce is presently unable to retain counsel.

3. Section 983, subd. (b)(1)(A) of Title 18, United States Code,

provides as follows:

If a person with standing to contest the forfeiture of

property in a civil judicial forfeiture proceeding under a

civil forfeiture statute is financially unable to obtain

representation by counsel, and the person is represented by

counsel appointed under section 3006A of this title in

connection with a related criminal case, the court may

authorize counsel to represent that person with respect to

the claim.

4. The parties agree that, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983, the Court

may authorize the Federal Defender’s Office to represent Mr. Pearce in

Civ. S-07-2105 and Civ. S-2114.

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Stip. & Order re claimant Pearce -3-

5. In order to allow sufficient time for the Federal Defender’s

Office to review this matter prior to filing a claim to the property

and answering the Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem, the parties

request the following:

(a) that the Court extend the time for filing the verified claim

and answer to January 14, 2008; 

(b) that the status conferences scheduled for December 3 and 17,

2007, be continued to February 11, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.; and

(c) the parties’ joint status report be filed by January 28, 2008.

Respectfully submitted,

DANIEL J. BRODERICK

Federal Defender

Dated: November 15, 2007 /s/ T. Zindel 

TIMOTHY ZINDEL

Assistant Federal Defender

McGREGOR SCOTT

United States Attorney

Dated: November 19, 2007 /s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

O R D E R

The Office of the Federal Defender is authorized to represent Mr.

Pearce in the above-captioned actions. The time for filing the

verified claim and answer is extended by agreement of the parties to

January 14, 2008. The status conferences scheduled for December 3 and

17, 2007, are continued to February 11, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. The

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parties’ joint status report shall be filed by January 28, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 19, 2007

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