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Parties Involved:
Approximately $40,600.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Josue Grajeda
Claimant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

Request For Continuance of Scheduling Conference and 1

Filing Deadline for Joint Scheduling Report

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK

Assistant United States Attorney

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $40,600.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

 Defendant.

CASE NO. 1:15-CV-00237---SKO

REQUEST AND ORDER FOR (1) 

CONTINUANCE OF MANDATORY 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND (2) 

FILING DEADLINE FOR JOINT 

SCHEDULING REPORT

The United States requests that the Court (1) continue the mandatory scheduling 

conference from May 12, 2015, at 9:45 a.m. to June 30, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. (or to a date the 

Court deems appropriate), and (2) continue the deadline to file a Joint Scheduling Report 

(“JSR”) from May 5, 2015 to June 23, 2015 (or to a date the Court deems appropriate). For 

the reasons set forth below, there is good cause to continue the scheduling conference and 

the deadline to file the JSR.

Introduction

On February 12, 2015, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint against 

the above-captioned currency (“Defendant Currency”) based on its alleged involvement in 

federal drug law violations. All known potential claimants to the Defendant Currency

were served in a manner consistent with Dusenbery v. United States, 534 U.S. 161, 168 

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(2002) and the applicable statutory authority. Additionally, public notice on the official 

internet government forfeiture site, www.forfeiture.gov, began on February 15, 2015, and 

ran for thirty consecutive days, as required by Rule G(4)(a)(iv)(C) of Supplemental Rules 

for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions. A Declaration of 

Publication was filed on April 8, 2015.

On or about March 30, 2015, the United States sent copies of the Verified 

Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem, Order Re Clerk’s Issuance of Arrest Warrant, Warrant of 

Arrest of Articles In Rem, Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, Order 

Assigning Sacramento District Judge, Minute Order Setting Telephonic Case 

Management Conference, Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge, Notice of 

Availability of Voluntary Dispute Resolution, and notice of forfeiture letter dated March 

30, 2015, to potential claimant Josue Grajeda (“Grajeda”) at his last-known address 

located at 12756 E. 118th Court, Henderson, CO 80640-9103. On this same date, the 

United States sent copies of the above-referenced documents to Ariel Benjamin, the 

attorney that filed the claim on behalf of Grajeda in the administrative forfeiture action, 

at 1600 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80202.

Good Cause

Grajeda’s deadline to file a claim is May 7, 2015, which is two days after the 

deadline to file the Joint Scheduling Report (JSR), which is due one week before the May 

12, 2015, scheduling conference. Therefore, the United States requests that the 

scheduling conference be continued to June 30, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. to allow Grajeda to 

appear in this action and to allow the parties to meet and confer in advance of filing a 

JSR. Thus, there is good cause to continue the mandatory scheduling conference and 

deadline to file a JSR.

Dated: April 22, 2015 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Spivak

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK

Assistant U.S. Attorney

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ORDER

Pursuant to the United States’ request and good cause appearing: 

(1) The mandatory scheduling conference is continued from May 12, 2015, at 9:45

a.m. to June 30, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., and 

(2) The deadline to file a Joint Scheduling Report (“JSR”) is continued from May 5, 

2015, to June 23, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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