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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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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

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

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:11-CV-03239-JAM-EFB 

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Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION TO STAY FURTHER

v. ) PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER 

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APPROXIMATELY $20,050.00 in U.S. )

CURRENCY, and )

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APPROXIMATELY $25,212.00 IN U.S. ) 

CURRENCY SEIZED FROM )

TRI-COUNTIES BANK ACCOUNT )

NUMBER 291084308, )

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Defendants. )

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The United States of America, and Claimant Annette Denise Boyd (hereafter

"claimant"), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate that a stay is

necessary in the above-entitled action, and request that the Court enter an order

staying all further proceedings in this civil forfeiture action untilthe proceedings in the

companion state criminal case, The People of the State of California v. Annette Denise

Boyd, CM034703, have concluded. The parties request this stay for the following

reasons: 

1. Claimant filed a verified claim and answer to the defendant currency listed

above.

2. The stay is requested pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1) and 981(g)(2). The

1 Stipulation to Stay Further Proceedings

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United States contends that the defendant currency constitutes money or other things

of value furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a

controlled substance or listed chemical, all proceeds traceable to such an exchange

and/or was used or intended to be used to facilitate one or more violations of 21 U.S.C.

§§ 841 et seq. Claimant denies these allegations. 

3. The United States intends to depose claimant regarding her claim and her

knowledge of the source of the defendant currency. If discovery proceeds at this time,

claimant will be placed in the difficult position of either invoking her Fifth Amendment

rights against self-incrimination and losing the ability to pursue her claim to the

defendant currency, or waiving her Fifth Amendment right and submitting to a

deposition and potentially incriminating herself. If she invokes his Fifth Amendment

right, the United States will be deprived of the ability to explore the factual basis for

the claim she filed with this court. 

4. In addition, claimant intends to depose the law enforcement agents

involved in this investigation. Allowing depositions of the law enforcement officers at

this time would adversely affect the ability of the state government to properly

prosecute the case.

5. Accordingly,the parties recognize that proceeding with this action at this

time has potential adverse affects on the prosecution of the related-criminal case

and/or upon claimant's ability to prove her claim to the defendant currency and assert

any defenses to forfeiture. For these reasons, the parties jointly request that this

matter be stayed until the related criminal case has concluded. Within 30 days after

the conclusion of the companion criminal case the parties will submit a joint status 

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report addressing the matters set forth in the December 7, 2011, Order Requiring Joint

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Status Report.

Dated: 1/2/13 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

/s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Dated: 1/2/13 /s/ David J. Cohen 

DAVID J. COHEN

Attorney for Claimant

(Signature retained by attorney)

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 1/3/ 2013 /s/ John A. Mendez_ 

JOHN A. MENDEZ

United States District Court Judge

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