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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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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2723

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:06-CV-02482 LKK-GGH

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Plaintiff, ) EX PARTE APPLICATION 

) FOR CONTINUANCE OF 

v. ) STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

) CONFERENCE AND ORDER 

APPROXIMATELY $30,600.00 IN U.S. ) 

CURRENCY, ) 

) DATE: February 12, 2007

Defendant. ) TIME: 10:30 A.M.

 ) COURTROOM: 4

Plaintiff, United States of America, by and through its

undersigned attorney, requests a continuance of the Status

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference currently scheduled for February

12, 2007. The plaintiff requests a continuance for the following

reasons:

1. The U.S. Marshal was not able to personally serve

Jennifer Strauss or Sheldon Bidwell, the two individuals who may

have an ownership interest in the defendant currency, with the

Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem and related documents. On

December 19, 2006, after the third unsuccessful attempt at

personal service, the U.S. Marshal left a copy of the Complaint

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and related documents at the potential claimants' residence.

2. Thereafter, this office mailed the documents to

potential claimants at P.O. Box 9437, South Lake Tahoe,

California, by certified mail. The documents included, inter

alia, the Complaint and a notice of forfeiture, as required by

Rule G(4)(b) of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and

Maritime Claims, advising potential claimants, inter alia, of the

government's intent to forfeit the defendant $30,600 in U.S.

Currency, and advising potential claimants that they must file a

claim with the federal court if they wish to contest the

forfeiture. The Postal Service returned PS Form 3811 (the

"Domestic Return Receipt") that shows Ms. Strauss signed for the

documents on January 26, 2007, and Mr. Bidwell signed for them on

February 1, 2007. 

3. Under 18 U.S.C. §§ 983(a)(4)(A) and (B) a claim to the

property must be filed within 30 days of receipt of Complaint,

and an Answer to the Complaint must be filed within 20 days after

filing the claim.

4. In the instant case, Ms. Strauss has until March 19,

2007, to file a claim and answer, and Mr. Bidwell has until March

25, 2007, to file his claim and answer. 

5. Accordingly, since neither potential claimant is yet

before this Court, undersigned counsel requests that the

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 scheduling conference be continued approximately 60 days. 

Dated: February 7, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

ORDER

The scheduling conference shall be continued to April 16,

2007 at 2:00 p.m. Each party shall submit a Status Report not

later than 4:30 p.m., ten (10) days preceding the conference.

All other provisions of the Order Setting Status Conference filed

November 8, 2006, remain the same.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 8, 2007.

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