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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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JOINT REQUEST TO EXTEND STAY AND

ORDER THEREON [PROPOSED] 1

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

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, ) 2:07-CV-1290 EJG/GGH

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Plaintiff, ) 

) STIPULATION TO EXTEND

v. ) STAY, 

) ORDER THEREON 

APPROXIMATELY $9,000.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, and )

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APPROXIMATELY $4,580.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

) DATE: January 29, 2010

Defendants. ) TIME: 9:00 a.m.

 ) COURTROOM:10

Plaintiff United States of America and claimants Wei Jie Ma

and Cindy Woo submit the following Joint Request to Extend Stay

and Order Thereon (Proposed).

On September 17, 2007, the parties submitted a joint request

to stay proceedings in this civil action due to criminal charges

pending against claimant Ma in this district (one count of

“Conspiracy to Manufacture and Possess with Intent to Distribute

at Least 1,000 Marijuana Plants,” and one count of “Manufacturing

at Least 1,000 Marijuana Plants.” United States v. Wei Jie Ma,

et al., 2:07-CR-0025 EJG. Claimant Wei Jie Ma is now awaiting

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JOINT REQUEST TO EXTEND STAY AND

ORDER THEREON [PROPOSED] 2

sentencing on those charges. Ma’s sentencing has been continued

several times, and is now scheduled for June 15, 2010. 

Accordingly, the parties jointly request that this matter be

stayed an additional six months, until July 30, 2010. Assuming

that claimant is sentenced as scheduled, the parties will then

ask the court to lift the stay and fully schedule this case.

DATED: January 12, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorney for plaintiff

DATED: January 12, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF HANLON & RIEF

By: /s/ Sara Rief (as authorized

on January 12, 2010)

SARA RIEF 

Attorney for claimants

Wei Jie Ma and Cindy Woo

ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, this matter is stayed

pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1), 981(g)(2) and 21 U.S.C. 

§ 881(i) until July 30, 2010. The scheduling conference

scheduled for January 29, 2010, is rescheduled to July 30, 2010. 

A joint status report is to be filed fourteen days prior to the

hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 12, 2010 

_/s/ Edward J. Garcia 

EDWARD J. GARCIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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