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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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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2723

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:07-CV-1520 LKK/KJM

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Plaintiff, ) PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

) CONTINUANCE OF STATUS 

v. ) CONFERENCE AND ORDER 

) THEREON (AMENDED)

APPROXIMATELY $8,093.00 IN )

U.S. CURRENCY, ) DATE: October 1, 2007

) TIME: 10:00 a.m.

 Defendant. ) COURTROOM:# 4/Chambers

______________________________)

Plaintiff United States of America requests that the status

conference now scheduled for October 1, 2007, be continued

approximately 90 days. To date no one has filed a claim to the

defendant currency, and as explained in more detail below,

scheduling this case at this time is premature.

Plaintiff has made diligent efforts to serve all known

potential claimants. One claimant, Alberto Felix, was served on

September 6, 2007. In accordance with Rule G(4)(b)(ii)(B) and

G(5)(a)(ii)(A) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or

Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions (“Supplemental

Rules”), Felix has at least 35 days from September 6 to file a

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claim (October 11), and another 20 days after that to file his

Answer to the Complaint (October 31). 

Plaintiff is also attempting to serve other known potential

claimant via personal service by the U.S. Marshal, certified

mail, and regular mail. Attempts to personally serve other known

potential claimants was unsuccessful, so on August 24, 2007, the

Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem was mailed to those potential

claimants via certified and regular mail. Based on this mailing,

the earliest that claims from these individuals must be filed is

September 28, and their answers would be filed 20 days later. 

Finally, a Notice of Arrest and Seizure was published in The

Record, a newspaper of general circulation in San Joaquin County,

on August 13, 2007. Rule G 5(a)(ii)(B) of the Supplemental Rules

allows for the filing of claims not later than 30 days after

final publication. Therefore, it is possible that other

potential claimants may still file a claim.

For all these reasons, undersigned counsel requests that the

status conference now scheduled for October 1, 2007, be continued

approximately 90 days. 

Dated: Sept. 13, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/s/ Kristin S. Door KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

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ORDER

Good cause having been shown, the Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference now scheduled for October 1, 2007, is

continued to January 14, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 14, 2007.

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