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Parties Involved:
Approximately $180,340.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Approximately $22,792.04 Seized from El Dorado Savings Bank Account Number 13058966
Defendant
Approximately $9,900.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Debbie Kay Cherms
Claimant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

APPROXIMATELY $180,340.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

APPROXIMATELY $9,900.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, and

APPROXIMATELY $22,792.04 SEIZED 

FROM EL DORADO SAVINGS BANK 

ACCOUNT NUMBER 13058966

Defendants.

2:15-MC-00012-WBS-AC

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 claimant 

Debbie Kay Cherms (“claimant”), by and through their respective counsel, as follows:

1. On or about December 4, 2014, claimant Debbie Kay Cherms filed claims, in 

the administrative forfeiture proceedings, with the Drug Enforcement Administration

with respect to the Approximately $180,340.00 in U.S. Currency, Approximately 

$9,900.00 in U.S. Currency, and Approximately $22,792.04 seized from El Dorado 

Savings Bank Account Number 13058966 (collectively “defendant assets”), which were

seized on June 11, 2014.

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

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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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 the 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 forfeiture proceedings, unless the court extends 

the deadline for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties. That deadline was

March 4, 2015. 

4. By Stipulation and Order filed February 25, 2015, the parties stipulated to 

extend to May 4, 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.

5. By Stipulation and Order filed May 4, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend 

to August 3, 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.

6. By Stipulation and Order filed July 22, 2015, the parties stipulated to 

extend to November 2, 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.

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

further extend to December 31, 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.

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8. 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 December 31, 2015.

Dated: 10/27/15 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

/s/ Kevin C. Khasigian

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Dated: 10/27/15 /s/ Donald H. Heller

DONALD H. HELLER

Attorney for Claimant 

Debbie Kay Cherms

Authorized by email

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2015

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