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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1355 Petition for Return of Property

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 An independent reason for taking the case management conference off calendar is that

the undersigned AUSA and counsel, J. Christopher Hall, who represents two claimants in this

civil case, are both unavailable on January 23, 2005. 

Stip & Order Staying Case

C 05-2414 CW

KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

EUMI L. CHOI (WVBN 0722)

Chief, Criminal Division

PATRICIA J. KENNEY (CSBN 130238)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: 415.436.6857

Facsimile: 415.436.6748

Email: patricia.kenney@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff,

v.

(1) REAL PROPERTY AND

IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 1069

CANYON CREEK TERRACE, FREMONT,

CALIFORNIA, AND 

(2) $223,883.61 WHICH ARE THE NET

PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF 9900

LONGVIEW LANE, PLEASANTON,

CALIFORNIA, 

Defendants. 

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No. C 05-2414 CW 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

The parties agree, subject to the Court’s approval, that (1) the instant civil forfeiture case

be stayed pending resolution of the related criminal case in district court pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

§ 981(g)(1) and (2); and (2) that the case management conference currently scheduled in this

civil case for January 23, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. be taken off calendar.1

On June 30, 2005, this Court concluded that the instant case is related to a pending

criminal case. See Order Relating Cases, filed June 30, 2005; see also United States v. Mirza 

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Ali, et al., No. 02-40081 CW (Superseding Indictment returned March 10, 2005). As

background, on March 10, 2005, a federal grand jury for the Northern District of California

charged in a superseding indictment, Mirza Ali, a/k/a Zulfigar Eqbal, Sameena Ali, a/k/a

Sameena Eqbal, a/k/a Sameena Ikbal, Keith Griffin, and William Glushenko with a number of

criminal violations: 18 U.S.C. § 371 – Conspiracy; 18 U.S.C. § 1341 – Mail Fraud; 18 U.S.C. §

1343 – Wire Fraud; 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) – Conspiracy to Launder Money; 18 U.S.C.

§ 1956(a)(1)(A)(i) – Money Laundering (Promotion); 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) – Money

Laundering (Concealment); 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(B)(i) – Money Laundering (Exportation);

18 U.S.C. § 2 – aiding and abetting; and 18 U.S.C. § 982 – Criminal Forfeiture. The criminal

forfeiture allegations in the superseding indictment name, inter alia, two parcels of real property:

1069 Canyon Creek Terrace, Fremont, California, and 9900 Longview Lane, Pleasanton,

California. See United States v. Mirza Ali, et al., No. 02-40081 CW (Superseding Indictment

returned March 10, 2005). 

On June 15, 2005, plaintiff United States filed the above captioned civil forfeiture action,

naming as defendants 1069 Canyon Creek Terrace, Fremont, California (“Defendant Canyon

Creek Parcel”), and the proceeds from the interlocutory sale in the criminal action of 9900

Longview Lane, Pleasanton, California (“Longview Lane Parcel”). See United States v. Mirza

Ali, et al., No. 02-40081 CW, Stipulation for Withdrawal of Pendency of Action (Lis Pendens)

and Disposition of funds from Property, and Order, filed August 28, 2002. The civil forfeiture

action is based on allegations that the funds used to purchase both Defendant Canyon Creek

Parcel and the Longview Lane Parcel can be traced back to the proceeds of wire fraud, as can the

proceeds of the interlocutory sale of the Longview Lane Parcel which resulted in the

establishment of Defendant Funds in American Title Company Escrow No. 752101.

Because of the relationship of this civil to the pending criminal case which is scheduled

for trial on February 13, 2006, the parties agree that until further order of the Court that the

instant case should be stayed and that the case management conference currently scheduled for

January 23, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. be taken off calendar. 

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Nothing in this Stipulation shall affect Washington Mutual's right to initiate foreclosure

proceedings and to foreclose on the Canyon Creek Parcel, and all of such rights under the subject

loan documents and applicable law are expressly reserved. Counsel for Washington Mutual

agrees to file a notice with the Court of foreclosure proceedings against Canyon Creek Parcel if

it comes to his attention that foreclosure proceedings have been initiated.

IT IS SO STIPULATED: KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

Dated: January , 2006 

PATRICIA J. KENNEY

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for the United States

Dated: January , 2006 

KRISTIAN D. WHITTEN 

Office of the Attorney General 

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 

Attorney for the Calif. Franchise Tax Board

Dated: January , 2006 

SCOTT J. STILMAN 

THERESA M. MARCHLEWSKI 

9200 Oakdale Ave., Seventh Floor

Mail Stop N110701 

Chatsworth, CA 91311 

Attorneys for Washington Mutual Bank

PRESTON GATES & ELLIS LLP

Dated: January , 2006 

KATHLEEN O. PETERSON 

Four Park Plaza, Suite 1900 

Irvine, CA 92614-8559

Attorneys for Microsoft

Dated: January , 2006 

J. CHRISTOPHER HALL 

Attorney for Wajahat Ali 

 And Zulfiqar Eqbal 

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED ON THIS 9TH OF

JANUARY, 2006 that the CMC is continued to 4/28/06 at 1:30 p.m.

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HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN

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United States District Judge

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