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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Complaint for Forfeiture

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JANET SHERMAN (State Bar No.: 98560)

SHERMAN & SHERMAN

A Professional Law Corporation

2115 Main Street

Santa Monica, California 90405

Telephone: (310) 399-3259

Facsimile: (310) 392-9029

E-Mail: JanetSher@aol.com 

LAW OFFICE OF ERIC HONIG

Eric Honig - Bar No. 140765 

Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 10327

Marina del Rey, CA 90295

Telephone (310) 745-8264

Facsimile (310) 745-8267

Attorneys for Claimant

John W. Hollis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $1,200,000.00 IN

U.S. CURRENCY SEIZED FROM

FIRST CALIFORNIA BANK ACCT.

NO. 2005638,

APPROXIMATELY $225,958.84 IN

U.S. CURRENCY SEIZED FROM

BANK OF AMERICA ACCT. NO.

004653665607

APPROXIMATELY $177,695.11 IN

FUNDS CONNECTED TO A

TRANSFER TO THE UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA FROM

BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY, 

 

 Defendants. 

 ________________________________

JOHN W. HOLLIS,

Claimant.

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CIV. S-05-149 DFL KJM

STIPULATION TO EXTEND

TIME FOR FILING OF ANSWER

BY CLAIMANT JOHN W.

HOLLIS PENDING

DETERMINATION OF

CLAIMANT’S MOTION FOR

CLARIFICATION AND

RECONSIDERATION; ORDER

THEREON

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WHEREAS claimant John W. Hollis has filed a statement of interest in this

action;

AND WHEREAS on July 18, 2006 the Court issued a Memorandum of

Opinion and Order in which the court 1) dismissed the claimant’s claims as to the

approximately $1,200,000.00 in U.S. currency seized from First California Bank

account no. 2005638 and approximately $177,695.11 in funds connected to a transfer

to the U.S. from Bullivant Houser Bailey, 2) denied the government’s motion to

dismiss the claimant’s claim as to the defendant $225,958.84 in U.S. currency seized

from Bank of America account No. 004653665607, 3) denied the claimant’s motion

to stay the proceedings, but issued a protective order limiting discovery regarding the

$225,958.84 to the issue of the claimant’s Article III standing only, and 4) ordered 

the claimant to file an answer as to the $225,958.84 within 21 days of the order;

AND WHEREAS the claimant intends to file a motion for clarification and

reconsideration of the court’s order, which will be set for hearing on September 13,

2006;

AND WHEREAS the parties agree that time should be extended for the

claimant to file his answer until after the court decides his motion;

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IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED that the claimants’ answer or other

responding document will not be due until thirty (30) days after the Court has issued

its ruling on the claimant’s motion for clarification and reconsideration .

DATED: ___________, 2006 Respectfully submitted,

SHERMAN & SHERMAN

A Professional Law Corporation

LAW OFFICE OF ERIC HONIG

By: ___________________________

JANET SHERMAN

Attorneys for Claimant

John W. Hollis 

DATED: ___________, 2006 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: ___________________________

Kristin Door

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

United States of America

O R D E R

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 8/17/ 2006

DAVID F. LEVI

Chief United States District Judge

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PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )

I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California and am over

the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 2115 Main

Street, Santa Monica, California 90405.

On ______________, 2006, I served the foregoing document described as:

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING OF ANSWER BY

CLAIMANT JOHN W. HOLLIS PENDING DETERMINATION OF

CLAIMANT’S MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION AND

RECONSIDERATION; ORDER THEREON

on all interested parties in this action by placing a true copy in a sealed envelope

addressed as follows:

Kristin Door

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney’s Office

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

I caused such envelope, to be sent in the U.S. Mail with prepaid postage

affixed from Santa Monica, California to the above addressee. I am employed in the

office of a member of the Bar of this Court at whose direction the service was made.

I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California,

that the foregoing is true and correct, except as to those matters stated on information

and/or belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true; and that this

Declaration was executed at Santa Monica, California on May 12, 2006.

/s/ Cathy L. Mackerl

_________________________

CATHY L. MACKERL

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