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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8804 

SAILFISH BAY, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 115-1720-0192-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9085 

COBBLE FIELD DRIVE, 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, APN: 121-

0700-093-0000, INCLUDING ALL 

APPURTENANCES AND 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13390 

IVIE ROAD, GALT, CALIFORNIA, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, APN: 152-

0270-005-0000, INCLUDING ALL 

APPURTENANCES AND 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1950 

ESTEREL WAY, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 052-0270-001-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

 2:18−CV−00751−KJM−CKD 

STIPULATION TO STAY FURTHER 

PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

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 

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REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 21 

JEANROSS COURT, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 052-0270-015-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5935 

64TH STREET, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 027-0296-006-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6010 

POWER INN ROAD, SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY, APN: 038-0071-011-0000, 

INCLUDING ALL APPURTENANCES 

AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, 

 Defendants. 

 The United States and Claimants Su Yuan Hua, Ming Ren Yan, Yong Qiang Chen, Sui Yin Lui, 

Spartan Mortgage Services, Inc. dba Spartan Home Loans, Neal L. Horn, M.D., and Conventus, LLC 

hereby stipulate that a stay is necessary in the above-entitled action and request that the Court enter an 

order staying all further proceedings until the resolution of the related criminal cases, United States v. 

Leonard Yang, et al., Case 2:16-CR-00189-KJM and United States v. Xiu Ping Li, et al., Case No. 2:17-

CR-00136-KJM. 

1. This is a forfeiture in rem action against seven properties pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 

881(a)(7) because they were allegedly used to commit or facilitate violations of federal drug laws: 

a. Real Property located at 8804 Sailfish Bay, Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Sailfish Bay.” Su Yuan Hua has filed a claim asserting an ownership interest 

in defendant Sailfish Way. 

b. Real Property located at 9085 Cobble Field Drive, Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Cobble Field Drive.” Ming Ren Yan has filed a claim asserting an ownership 

interest in defendant Cobble Field Drive. Spartan Mortgage Services, Inc. dba Spartan 

Home Loans filed a claim asserting a lienholder interest in defendant Cobble Field Drive. 

c. Real Property located at 13390 Ivie Road, Galt, California, the “Defendant Ivie 

Road.” Yong Qiang Chen has filed a claim asserting an ownership interest in defendant 

Ivie Road. Neal L. Horn, M.D. filed a claim asserting a lienholder interest in defendant 

Ivie Road. 

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d. Real Property located at 1950 Esterel Way, Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Esterel Way.” Jian Ping Ke, the owner of the property, has not filed a claim 

asserting an ownership interest in defendant Esterel Way and will be defaulted shortly. 

Conventus, LLC filed a claim asserting a lienholder interest in defendant Esterel Way. 

e. Real Property located at 21 Jeanross Court, Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Jeanross Court.” Chao Long Chen, the owner of the property, has not filed a 

claim asserting an ownership interest in defendant Jeanross Court and will be defaulted 

shortly. Conventus, LLC filed a claim asserting a lienholder interest in defendant Jeanross 

Court. 

f. Real Property located at 5935 64th Street, Sacramento, California, the “Defendant 

64th Street.” Sui Yin Lui has filed a claim asserting an ownership interest in defendant 

64th Street. 

g. Real Property located at 6010 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, California, the 

“Defendant Power Inn Road.” Vo Huu Duc Nguyen, the owner of the property, did not 

file a claim asserting an ownership interest in defendant Power Inn Road and was 

defaulted on July 26, 2018. 

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 properties were used and intended to be used to 

commit or facilitate violations of federal drug laws in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 et seq. Claimants 

deny these allegations. 

3. To date, several individuals have been charged with federal crimes related to marijuana 

manufacturing and distribution in United States v. Leonard Yang, et al., Case 2:16-CR-00189-KJM and 

United States v. Xiu Ping Li, et al., Case No. 2:17-CR-00136-KJM. It is the United States’ position that 

the statute of limitations has not expired on potential criminal charges relating to the drug trafficking 

involving the defendant properties. Nevertheless, the United States intends to depose claimants (and 

others) regarding their ownership of the defendant properties, as well as their knowledge and 

participation in large scale marijuana cultivation, including the marijuana grow at the defendant 

properties, as well as the circumstances behind the purchase of the properties. 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 properties, 

or waiving their Fifth Amendment rights and submitting to a deposition and potentially incriminating 

themselves. If they invoke their Fifth Amendment rights, the United States will be deprived of the ability 

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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 Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). 

Allowing depositions of the law enforcement officers at this time would adversely impact the federal 

prosecution and ongoing investigation. 

 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 claimant’s ability to assert 

any defenses to forfeiture. For these reasons, the parties jointly request that these matters be stayed until 

the conclusion of the related criminal cases. At that time the parties will advise the court of the status of 

the criminal investigation, if any, and will advise the court whether a further stay is necessary. 

6. If any of the defendant properties go into default, the parties reserve the right to seek all 

avenues of redress to preserve the real properties, including filing a motion for interlocutory sale or 

seeking a receiver appointment to collect rents and maintain the properties. 

Dated: 8/1/2018 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: 7/30/2018 /s/ J. Patrick McCarthy 

 J. PATRICK MCCARTHY 

 Attorney for Claimant Yong Qiang Chen 

Dated: 7/31/2018 /s/ Edward T. Weber 

 EDWARD T. WEBER 

 Attorney for Claimant Neal L. Horn, M.D. 

Dated: 8/2/2018 /s/ Larissa L. Branes 

 LARISSA L. BRANES 

 Attorney for Claimant Conventus, LLC 

 

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Dated: 7/31/2018 /s/ Linda M. Parisi 

 LINDA M. PARISI 

 Attorney for Claimants Su Yuan Hua 

 and Ming Ren Yan 

Dated: 7/31/2018 /s/ Kerie Lee Bieber 

 KERIE LEE BIEBER 

 Claimant, Owner of Spartan Mortgage Services, Inc. 

 dba Spartan Home Loans 

 

Dated: 7/27/2018 /s/ Ernest Chen 

 ERNEST CHEN 

 Attorney for Claimant Sui Yin Lui 

ORDER 

 For the reasons set forth above, this matter is stayed under 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1), 981(g)(2) and 

21 U.S.C. § 881(i) until the resolution of companion criminal cases. The parties shall file a joint status 

report within 30 days of the conclusion of the parallel criminal cases, or as the court deems appropriate. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 6, 2018. 

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