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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

E-Mail: janetsher@aol.com

Tele: 310-399-3259

Fax: 310-392-9029

LAW OFFICE OF ERIC HONIG

Eric Honig (State 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 Claimants

John W. Hollis and Judith L.

Hollis, Individually and as 

Trustees of the Three Thirty

Eight Trust

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT

8617 SOUTH SUN BAR RANCH

PLACE, VAIL, PIMA COUNTY,

ARIZONA, APN: 205-75-11504,

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO,

 

 Defendants. 

 ________________________________

John W. Hollis and Judith L. Hollis,

Individually and as Trustees of the

Three Thirty Eight Trust,

Claimants.

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Case No. 2:06-CV-00436-DFL-PAN

STIPULATION TO STAY FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS PENDING

DECISION OF DISTRICT COURT

IN RELATED CASE

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WHEREAS claimants have filed their Statement of Interest in this action;

AND WHEREAS the instant civil forfeiture matter arises out of the same or

similar transactions and events as are alleged in a parallel civil forfeiture case in this

District, United States v. Approximately $1,200,000 in U.S. Currency, et al., CIV. S05-149 DFL KJM; 

AND WHEREAS there is currently pending before the Court a motion to

stay proceedings in that parallel civil forfeiture case or for a protective order and a

cross-motion to dismiss pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(g);

AND WHEREAS the Court has not yet ruled on the pending motion which

includes an issue raised in this case, whether it is appropriate to grant a stay of

forfeiture proceedings pursuant to § 981(g) where a Statement of Interest has been

filed, but an Answer has not yet been filed;

AND WHEREAS the parties disagree as to whether an Answer is required

before a claimant may seek a stay of the proceedings pursuant to § 981(g);

NOW THEREFORE, as this issue is before the Court in the parallel case, the

parties have agreed to wait until the Court has ruled on the issue, rather than bring the

same motion before the Court in the instant case, as the outcome in the parallel case

will assist the parties as to further proceedings in the instant case;

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 in the parallel case.

In addition, the Court previously ordered the parties to submit a Joint Status

Report in this matter within sixty days of service of the complaint. The parties

believe that it would not be fruitful at this time to issue a scheduling order until after 

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resolution of the issues in the parallel case. Thereafter, the parties will determine how

to proceed further with respect to the provisions of § 981(g). 

DATED: May 11, 2006 Respectfully submitted,

SHERMAN & SHERMAN

A Professional Law Corporation

LAW OFFICE OF ERIC HONIG

/s/ Janet Sherman

By: ___________________________

JANET SHERMAN

Attorneys for Claimant

John W. Hollis and Judith L. 

Hollis, Individually and as Trustees

of the Three Thirty Eight Trust

DATED: May 11, 2006 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/s/ Courtney J. Linn

By: ___________________________

COURTNEY J. LINN

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

United States of America

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 12, 2006

DAVID F. LEVI

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 May 12, 2006, I served the foregoing document described as:

STIPULATION TO STAY FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PENDING

DECISION OF DISTRICT COURT IN RELATED CASE

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

addressed as follows:

Courtney J. Linn

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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