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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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JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES 1

C 05-1139 PJH

KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

EUMI L. CHOI (WVBN 0722)

Chief, Criminal Division

STEPHANIE M. HINDS (CSBN 154284)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6816

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

email: stephanie.hinds@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

1. 1999 LEXUS GS400, VIN

JT8BH68X2X0017848, 

2. $43,400 IN UNITED STATES

CURRENCY,

3. $3,745 IN UNITED STATES

CURRENCY,

4. DAVIS INDUSTRIES P-380

HANDGUN AND AMMUNITION,

AND

5. BERETTA HANDGUN, MODEL 96

AND AMMUNITION,, 

Defendants.

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No. C 05-1139 PJH

JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF

DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES

AND ORDER

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 Plaintiff is filing this statement on behalf of all parties because David Michael, counsel 1

for claimants, is currently out of the country. Prior Mr. Michael’s departure, the parties

discussed the information contained in this statement and agreed that a joint request would be

filed explaining the circumstances requiring an extension of the dates.

JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES 2

C 05-1139 PJH

The parties hereby jointly request an extension of the discovery cut-off and deadline for

the filing and hearing of motions, including dispositive motions in this matter. 

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On June 24, 2005, the Court issued an order setting a discovery cut off date of October

27, 2005 and a deadline for the filing of any pretrial dispositive motions of November 30, 2005. 

The Court also indicated in its Order that “should either of both parties need additional time for

discovery, the requesting party can petition the Court for additional time.” For the reasons set out

below, the parties now request that the Court continue those pretrial deadlines. 

In October 2005, this Court authorized an extension of the discovery and motions

deadlines because claimant Kristine Tram was pregnant and due to give birth. The parties then

rescheduled the depositions for mid-December. After the parties rescheduled the depositions,

Mr. Michaels was ordered out to trial in an unrelated case in this district for mid-December. 

Trial in that matter, United States v. Thomas Grossi, (CR 04-40127 DLJ), commenced on or

about December 19 and concluded on January 10, 2006. Following the trial, Mr. Michaels went

out of the country on a pre-scheduled vacation. He is not due to return until on or about January

31, 2006. 

As a result of the pre-trial and trial proceedings for the Grossi case, the parties had to

cancel the depositions in December. The parties now seek a further extension from the Court in

which to complete discovery and file dispositive motions. To that end, the parties are requesting

an extension of the discovery deadline to April 15, 2006 days and an extension in the filing of

dispositive motions to May 15, 2006. The parties contend that an extension of that period is

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JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY AND MOTIONS DEADLINES 3

C 05-1139 PJH

 warranted due in part to the unavailability of government counsel on the following dates:

February 13 - March 2 (business travel) and March 27-March 31 (annual leave).

Dated: January 20, 2006 KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

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STEPHANIE M. HINDS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for the United States of America

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Upon the joint request of the parties, and for good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED, that the deadline for the completion of discovery be extended to _______________

and the deadline for the filing of any pretrial dispositive motions be extended to

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HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

April 14, 2006 May 15, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

1/24/06

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