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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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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2700

Attorneys for the United States 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:11-CV-01902-JAM-DAD 

 )

Plaintiff, ) REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF

) STAY OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS 

v. ) AND PROPOSED ORDER 

 ) 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9445 )

FRUITRIDGE ROAD, SACRAMENTO, )

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, ) 

APN NOS: 063-0060-045 AND ) DATE: N/A

063-0060-046 INCLUDING ALL ) TIME: N/A

APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS ) COURTROOM: N/A

THERETO, )

 )

 Defendant. )

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The United States of America and David Johns, Mary Johns,

and Major Amos Nilson and Lucy H. Nilson, Trustees of the Nilson

Family Revocable Trust (hereafter referred to collectively as

"claimants") submit the following Request for Extension of Stay

of Further Proceedings and Proposed Order.

This matter was previously stayed on September 15, 2011 and

November 28, 2011, based on the on-going criminal investigation

into marijuana cultivation at 9445 Fruitridge Road, Sacramento,

California (hereafter "defendant property"). To date, several

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individuals have been charged with federal criminal crimes

related to marijuana cultivation at the defendant property, Case

Nos. 2:11-CR-0275-JAM-DAD and 2:11-CR-0276-JAM-DAD; but neither

David Johns nor Mary Johns, the record owners of the defendant

property, have been charged with any criminal offense by state,

local, or federal authorities. 

1. Each of the claimants has filed a claim to the

defendant property. Claimants David Johns, Mary Johns, Major

Amos Nilson, and Lucy H. Nilson have not yet filed their Answers

and will not be required to do so until the stay contemplated by

this stipulation expires. 

2. The stay is requested pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§

981(g)(1), 981(g)(2), and 21 U.S.C. § 881(i). The United States

contends that the defendant property was used to facilitate the

cultivation of marijuana. 

3. It is the United States’ position that the statute of

limitations has not expired on potential criminal charges

relating to the marijuana grow at the defendant property. 

Nevertheless, the United States intends to depose claimants David

and Mary Johns regarding their ownership of the defendant

property, as well as their knowledge and participation in large

scale marijuana cultivation, including the marijuana grow at the

defendant property. If discovery proceeds at this time,

claimants will be placed in the difficult position of either

invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination

and losing the ability to pursue their claims to the defendant

property, or waiving their Fifth Amendment rights and submitting

to a deposition and potentially incriminating themselves. If

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they invoke their Fifth Amendment rights, the United States will

be deprived of the ability to explore the factual basis for the

claims they filed with this court.

4. In addition, claimants intend to depose, among others,

the agents involved with this investigation, including but not

limited to the agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration

and the Internal Revenue Service. Allowing depositions of the

law enforcement officers at this time would adversely affect the

ability of the federal authorities to investigate the alleged

underlying criminal conduct.

5. The parties recognize that proceeding with these

actions at this time has potential adverse effects on the

investigation of the underlying criminal conduct and/or upon the

claimants' ability to prove their claim to the property and to

assert any defenses to forfeiture. For these reasons, the

parties jointly request that these matters be stayed until May 1,

2012, in accordance with the terms of this stipulation. At that

time the parties will advise the court of

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the status of the criminal investigation, if any, and will advise

the court whether a further stay is necessary.

Dated: 2/1/12 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Dated: 1/30/12 /s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Attorney for claimants

David Johns and Mary Johns

(Authorized by email)

 

Dated: 1/31/12 /s/ Douglas A. MacDonald 

DOUGLAS A. MACDONALD

Attorney for claimants

Major Amos Nilson and Lucy H. 

Nilson 

(Signature retained by attorney) 

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, this matter is stayed

pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1), 981(g)(2), and 21 U.S.C. §

881(i) until May 1, 2012. On or before May 1, 2012, the parties

will advise the court whether a further stay is necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 1, 2012 /s/ John A. Mendez 

JOHN A. MENDEZ

United States District Judge 

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