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Parties Involved:
Approximately $8,710.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Approximately $8,790.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

COURTNEY J. LINN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, 10th Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $8,710.00 IN U.S.

CURRENCY, and

APPROXIMATELY $8,790.00 IN U.S.

CURRENCY,

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

EXTENDING THE UNITED STATES'

TIME TO FILE 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 claimants Roberto C. Romo, Jose A. Romo, Araceli Romo,

and Maria de Jesus Casillas de Romo ("Claimants"), by and through

their respective attorney, as follows:

1. On or about September 15, 2005, Claimants filed claims, in

the administrative forfeiture proceedings, with the Drug

Enforcement Administration with respect to the approximately

$8,710.00 in U.S. Currency and the approximately $8,790.00 in U.S.

Currency (the "currency"), which was seized on or about June 15,

2005.

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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 currency under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E),

and no person other than the Claimants have filed a claim to the

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 currency

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

subject to forfeiture within 90 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.

4. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish

by agreement to extend to January 31, 2006, the time in which the

United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

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

the currency is subject to forfeiture. 

5. Accordingly, the parties agree that the deadline by which

the United States shall be required to file a complaint for

forfeiture against the currency and/or to obtain an indictment

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alleging that the currency is subject to forfeiture shall be

extended to January 31, 2006. 

DATED: 12/14/05 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/s/ Courtney J. Linn

COURTNEY J. LINN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

DATE: 12-14-05 /s/ Fred N. Dawson 

FRED N. DAWSON

Attorney for Claimants Roberto C.

Romo, Jose A. Romo, Araceli Romo, and

Maria de Jesus Casillas de Romo 

(Original signature retained by

attorney)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 16, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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