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Nature of Suit Code: 625
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property
Cause of Action: 21:841 Forfeiture Property-Drugs

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

STEPHANIE HAMILTON BORCHERS

Assistant U.S. Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP,

VIN: 1GCEC19Y87Z502868, LICENSE

NUMBER: 8G63741,

Defendant.

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1:07-CV-01247-LJO-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR

INTERLOCUTORY SALE OF 2007

CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP, VIN:

 1GCEC19Y87Z502868, LICENSE

NUMBER: 8G63741, REGISTERED TO

WAYNE DONAHUE, JR.

1. The United States of America, by and through its counsel, Stephanie Hamilton

Borchers, Assistant United States Attorney, filed this action in the Eastern District of California on

August 28, 2007, seeking the forfeiture of the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup, VIN:

1GCEC19Y87Z502868, License Number: 8G63741, Registered to Wayne Donahue, Jr., (hereafter

"defendant vehicle").

2. On or about September 25, 2007, the defendant vehicle was arrested. Notice of the

action was published on October 5, 2007 in The Modesto Bee (Stanislaus County). 

3. On or about October 2, 2007, WestAmerica Bank submitted a verified claim to the

U.S. Attorney’s Office. In that claim, they stated that on or about December 8, 2006, Potential

Claimant Wayne O. Donahue, Jr. purchased the defendant vehicle from American Chevrolet Geo,

Inc. (hereafter “American”) in Modesto, California. The purchase was evidenced by a Retail

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Installment Sale Contract executed by Wayne O. Donahue, Jr. and American. On or about December

8, 2006, WestAmerica Bank paid to American the amount financed and purchased the Retail

Installment Sale Contract from American for $16,823.34. The note was and is secured by an

automobile certificate of title to the defendant vehicle issued and recorded on May 11, 2007. As of

September 24, 2007, the principal due and owing to WestAmericaBank was $11,614.88 and interest

due and owing was $88.97 and a late fee in the amount of $8.30. The interest continues to accrue

at a rate of $2.2243 per day (6.99% per annum). 

4. On or about November 9, 2007, Claimant Wayne Odie Donahue, Jr. filed a Claim and

Answer to the Government’s Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem.

5. No other person or entity has filed a claim to the defendant vehicle and the time to

do so has expired.

6. The parties agree that the defendant vehicle should be sold to preserve its value

pending further order of the Court.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that Plaintiff, United

States of America, Claimant Wayne Odie Donahue, Jr. and lien holder WestAmerica Bank, by and

through their undersigned counsel, consent to the following:

1. The legal description of the defendant vehicle is: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup,

California License number 8G63741, VIN: 1GCEC19Y87Z502868, and owner of record is Wayne

Donahue, Jr.

2. In furtherance of the interlocutory sale, Claimant Wayne Odie Donahue, Jr. agrees

to execute promptly any documents that may be required to complete the interlocutory sale of the

defendant vehicle.

3. The United States Marshals Service, or their designee, shall sell the defendant vehicle

in the most commercially feasible manner, as soon as reasonably possible, for the maximum price.

4. Upon the sale of the defendant vehicle, the net sale proceeds, less any payment to

satisfy WestAmerica Bank’s loan, and less any storage fees, maintenance fees, disposal costs and

auctioneer fees, will be deposited in the U.S. Treasury Asset Forfeiture Suspense Account as the

substitute res in this case, and held pending further order of the Court. As of September 24, 2007,

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the principal due and owing to WestAmerica Bank was $11,614.88 and interest due and owing was

$88.97. The interest continues to accrue at a rate of $2.2243 per day (6.99% per annum). 

5. The parties acknowledge that they have obtained the advice of counsel, or have

declined to do so, and that they are entering into this stipulation for interlocutory sale knowingly and

voluntarily. 

6. All parties are to bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. 

Dated: December 7, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

 /s/ Stephanie Hamilton Borchers 

STEPHANIE HAMILTON BORCHERS

Assistant United States Attorney

Dated: January 7, 2008 /s/ Wayne Odie Donahue, Jr. 

WAYNE ODIE DONAHUE, JR.

Claimant

(Original signature retained by attorney)

Dated: January 10, 2008 /s/ Rudy Banuelos 

RUDY BANUELOS

Attorney for Claimant Wayne Odie 

Donahue, Jr.

(Original signature retained by attorney)

Dated: December 13, 2007 /s/ Holli J. Smith 

HOLLI J. SMITH

Assistant Vice President 

WestAmerica Bank

Dated: December 17, 2007 /s/ Russell W. Reynolds 

RUSSELL W. REYNOLDS

Attorney for Claimant Lien Holder

WestAmerica Bank

(Original signature retained by attorney)

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 11, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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