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Parties Involved:
Approximately $63,176.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff
Lian Chao Xiong
Claimant

Document Text:

1 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 $63,176.00 in U.S. 

Currency, 

 Defendant. 

2:14-mc-00087-MCE-EFB 

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 Lian 

Chao Xiong (“claimant”), by and through his respective counsel, as follows:

 1. On or about March 18, 2014, claimant filed a claim in the administrative forfeiture 

proceeding with the Drug Enforcement Administration with respect to the Approximately $63,176.00 in 

U.S. Currency (hereafter “defendant currency”), which were seized on or about January 15, 2014. 

 2. The Drug Enforcement Administration 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 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney 

MARILEE L. MILLER 

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 June 16, 2014. 

 4. By Stipulation and Order filed June 25, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to August 

15, 2014, 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 August 15, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to October 

14, 2014, 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. By Stipulation and Order filed October 15, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to 

November 13, 2014, 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. 

 7. By Stipulation and Order filed November 19, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to 

January 12, 2015, 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. 

 8. By Stipulation and Order filed January 14, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to March 

13, 2015, 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. 

 9. By Stipulation and Order filed March 11, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to April 

13, 2015, 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. 

10. By Stipulation and Order filed April 16, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to June 12, 

2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the 

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

forfeiture. 

11. By Stipulation and Order filed June 12, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to August 

11, 2015, 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. 

12. By Stipulation and Order filed July 29, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to November 

9, 2015, 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. 

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

to February 5, 2016, 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. 

 14. 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 February 5, 2016. 

Dated: 10/30/15 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Marilee L. Miller 

 MARILEE L. MILLER 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: 10/30/15 /s/ Suzan Yee 

SUZAN YEE 

Attorney for claimant 

Lian Chao Xiong (Authorized by email) 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 9, 2015 

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