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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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HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, #122664

Federal Defender

TIMOTHY ZINDEL, #158377 

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Tel: 916-498-5700/Fax 916-498-5710 

timothy_zindel@fd.org

Attorney for Claimant

ASHLEY CHANG

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 

7520 MUIRFIELD WAY, 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, APN: 

048-0270-043-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO,

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 

7455 WILLOWICK WAY, 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, APN: 

047-0265-009-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO,

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 

2381 KENWORTHY WAY, 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, APN: 

053-0021-010-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO,

and

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Case No. 2:14-CV-02941-GEB-DAD

STIPULATION AND ORDER APPOINTING 

COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANT ASHLEY CHANG

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REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 

1724 S STREET, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 009-0096-008-

0000, INCLUDING ALL 

APPURTENANCES AND 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO. 

 Defendants.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between plaintiff, 

United States of America, and claimant Ashley Chang as follows:

1. On November 19, 2014, the Magistrate Judge appointed 

the Office of the Federal Defender to represent Ashley Chang in 

United States v. Ma et al., 2:14-CR-0330-GEB, to which this 

civil forfeiture case has been ordered related. Ms. Chang 

submitted a financial affidavit demonstrating that she is 

presently indigent and therefore financially unable to obtain 

representation by counsel.

2. On December 18, 2014, the United States filed a 

verified complaint for forfeiture in rem against the properties 

listed above.

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

provides:

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.

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4. Ms. Chang has filed a verified claim to the properties. 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1)(A), she Chang asks the Court 

to authorize the Federal Defender to represent her in the above 

forfeiture case.

5. The United States agrees that the Federal Defender may 

be appointed to represent Ms. Chang in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,

HEATHER E. WILLIAMS

Federal Defender

Dated: January 21, 2015 /s/ T. Zindel 

TIMOTHY ZINDEL

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorney for ASHLEY CHANG

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

Dated: January 21, 2015 /s/ T. Zindel for K. Khasigian 

KEVIN KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

O R D E R

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1)(A), the Office of the 

Federal Defender is hereby authorized to represent Ashley Chang 

in the above case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2015

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