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Parties Involved:
Approximately $19,500.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Shawn Ovington
Claimant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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Stipulation and Order to Extend Time 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

APPROXIMATELY $19,500.00 IN 

U.S. CURRENCY, 

 Defendant.

 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME 

FOR FILING A COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE 

AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN INDICTMENT 

ALLEGING FORFEITURE

It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and potential claimant Shawn 

Ovington (“claimant”), appearing in propria persona, as follows: 

 1. On or about August 28, 2019, claimant filed a claim in the administrative forfeiture 

proceeding with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with respect to the Approximately $19,500.00 in U.S. 

Currency (hereafter “defendant currency”), which was seized on June 11, 2019. 

 2. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has sent the written notice of intent to forfeit required 

by 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(1)(A) to all known interested parties. The time has expired for any person to file a 

claim to the defendant currency under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E), and no person other than claimant 

has filed a claim to the defendant currency as required by law in the administrative forfeiture proceeding. 

 3. Under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the United States is required to file a complaint for 

forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant 

currency is subject to forfeiture within ninety days after a claim has been filed in the administrative 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

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 

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forfeiture proceeding, unless the court extends the deadline for good cause shown or by agreement of the 

parties. That deadline was November 26, 2019. 

4. By Stipulation and Order filed November 26, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to 

December 26, 2019, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is 

subject to forfeiture. 

5. By Stipulation and Order filed December 27, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to 

February 24, 2020, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is 

subject to forfeiture. 

 6. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to further extend 

to April 24, 2020, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is 

subject to forfeiture. 

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 7. Accordingly, the parties agree that the deadline by which the United States shall be 

required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment 

alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture shall be extended to April 24, 2020. 

 

Dated: 2/21/20 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: 2/21/20 /s/ Shawn Ovington 

 SHAWN OVINGTON 

 Potential Claimant 

Appearing in propria persona 

 (Signature authorized by phone) 

 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 21, 2020 

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