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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1341 Complaint for Forfeiture

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

APPROXIMATELY $147,900.00 in U.S. 

CURRENCY SEIZED FROM BANK OF 

AMERICA SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX 

NUMBER 4226N, HELD IN THE NAME OF 

SAY ENG AND SDEY CHHIM, 

 Defendant. 

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1:12-CV-02066-AWI-BAM 

STATUS REPORT AND REQUEST 

FOR FURTHER STAY; ORDER 

 The United States of America respectfully submits the following status report regarding the 

currently imposed stay of the civil forfeiture proceedings as follows: 

1. On December 20, 2012, the Court stayed the instant matter pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 

981(g)(1) pending the conclusion of the related criminal matter, United States v. Chanrath Yath, et al., 

1:13-CR-00136-AWI-BAM. The case has remained stayed since that time. 

2. Of the 13 defendants involved in the related criminal action, the final defendant, Say Eng, 

entered her guilty plea on August 8, 2016. Defendant Eng is set to be sentenced on December 12, 2016. 

3. After Defendant Eng is sentenced, the United States will seek a final order of forfeiture 

that will cover the assets that are the subject of this civil forfeiture action. Once the United States obtains 

the final order of forfeiture, it will move to dismiss this civil forfeiture case. 

PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

Acting United States Attorney 

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK 

Assistant United States Attorney 

United States Courthouse 

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401 

Fresno, California 93721 

(559) 497-4000 Telephone 

(559) 497-4099 Facsimile 

Attorney for the United States 

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4. The United States believes that civil discovery would adversely affect its ability to conduct 

the prosecution of the related criminal case. Therefore, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(g)(1), the United 

States requests that the case remain stayed for an additional approximately 60 days after the sentencing 

hearing, or until February 12, 2017. 

Dated: October 19, 2016 PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

 Acting United States Attorney 

 

 /s/ Jeffrey A. Spivak 

 JEFFREY A. SPIVAK 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 The case shall remain stayed until February 12, 2017. One week prior to the expiration of the 

stay, the United States shall file a status report informing the court regarding the current status of the 

related criminal action and continued necessity of the stay. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 26, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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