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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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LAWRENCE G. BROWN 

Acting United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2723

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:07-CV-1290 GEB/GGH

)

Plaintiff, ) 

) JOINT REQUEST TO EXTEND

v. ) STAY, 

) ORDER THEREON [PROPOSED]

APPROXIMATELY $9,000.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, and )

)

APPROXIMATELY $4,580.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

) DATE: February 2, 2009

Defendants. ) TIME: 9:00 a.m.

 ) COURTROOM:10

Plaintiff United States of America and claimants Wei Jie Ma

and Cindy Woo submit the following Joint Request to Extend Stay

and Order Thereon (Proposed).

On October 16, 2008, the parties submitted a joint request

for a 6-month stay due to criminal charges pending against

claimant Ma in this district (one count of “Conspiracy to

Manufacture and Possess with Intent to Distribute at Least 1,000

Marijuana Plants,” and one count of “Manufacturing at Least 1,000

Marijuana Plants.” United States v. Wei Jie Ma, et al., 2:07-CR0025 EJG. At that time claimant Wei Jie Ma was awaiting

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sentencing on federal drug traffickihg charges, and was scheduled

to be sentenced on December 12, 2008. However, the sentencing

has been continued to February 20, 2009. Accordingly, the

parties jointly request that this matter be stayed an additional

three months. Assuming that claimant is sentenced as scheduled,

the parties

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 will then ask the court to lift the stay and fully schedule this

case.

DATED: January 15, 2009 LAWRENCE G. BROWN 

Acting United States Attorney

By: /s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorney for plaintiff

United States of America

DATED: January 15, 2009 ____________________

STUART HANLON

Attorney for claimants

Wei Jie Ma and Cindy Woo

(Original signature maintained

by counsel for plaintiff)

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) for three months. 

The scheduling conference scheduled for February 2, 2009, is

rescheduled to May 11, 2009. A joint status report is to

be filed fourteen days prior to the hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 20, 2009

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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