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Nature of Suit Code: 625
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property
Cause of Action: 21:881 Forfeiture Property - Real Estate

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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, ) 2:07-CV-00250-GEB-EFB

)

Plaintiff, ) 

) JOINT REQUEST FOR FURTHER 

v. ) STAY AND ORDER

) [Proposed]

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 761 )

MAGNOLIA ROAD, MARYSVILLE, ) 

CALIFORNIA, YUBA COUNTY, ) DATE: N/A

APN: 005-170-013, INCLUDING ) TIME: N/A

ALL APPURTENANCES AND ) COURTROOM: N/A

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, )

)

 Defendant. )

______________________________)

The parties submit the following Joint Request for Stay and

Proposed Order pursuant to this Court's April 11, 2007, order.

The parties jointly request that the stay ordered on April

11, 2007, be extended for an additional six months. To date

claimant Foster Cornelius, the owner of the property, has not

been charged with any criminal offense by state, local, or

federal authorities, and the statute of limitations has not

expired on potential criminal charges relating to the marijuana. 

However, the federal investigation that led to the filing of the

Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem against the defendant property is

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still underway. During the week of September 24, 2007, federal

agents executed several additional search warrants at locations

involving marijuana cultivation and sales. Evidence obtained

from those searches has yet to be evaluated. Accordingly, the

parties recognize that a further stay in this forfeiture action

is necessary both to protect claimant Cornelius’ right to contest

this forfeiture without being required to waive his Fifth

Amendment right against self-incrimination, and to protect the

government’s investigation from premature disclosure via civil

discovery.

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

981(g)(2), and 21 U.S.C. § 881(i). 

DATED: October 3, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

DATED: October 4, 2007 /s/ David Weiner 

DAVID WEINER

Attorney for claimant

Foster Cornelius

(Signature authorized

over telephone by 

Claimant’s counsel)

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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) for an additional six months. On or before April 15,

2008, the parties shall file a document in which they advise the

Court whether a further stay is necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 19, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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