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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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JOHN BALAZS, Bar #157287

Attorney At Law

916 2nd Street, 2nd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 505-1687

John@Balazslaw.com

Attorney for Claimant

JOHN HAYES, JR.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $6,161.00 IN U.S.

CURRENCY,

Defendant.

 

JOHN HAYES, JR.

Claimant.

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No. CV-S 03-1264-DFL

APPLICATION AND ORDER RE

SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

The Court has appointed counsel John Balazs to represent the

defendant John Hayes, Jr. in criminal case no. CR-S 02-450-DFL and the

appeal of Mr. Hayes’s conviction in that case. The instant case is a

civil forfeiture proceeding that is related to criminal case no. CR-S

02-450-DFL. Mr. Hayes was formerly represented by appointed counsel

Michael Bigelow and Clarence Emmett Mahle with respect to case no. CR-S

02-450-DFL, and the instant civil forfeiture action. 

The docket sheet in the instant civil forfeiture proceeding still

lists only Michael Bigelow as counsel of record. Attorney John Balazs

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hereby applies for an order that he be substituted in and designated as

counsel of record for claimant John Hayes, Jr. in the above-captioned

case. 

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attorney John Balazs be substituted in

and designated as counsel of record for claimant John Hayes, Jr. in the

above captioned case.

Dated: May 19, 2005

DAVID F. LEVI

United States District Judge

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