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Parties Involved:
Gabriel Alva
Defendant
Approximately 0.5187177 Bitcoin
Defendant
Approximately 1.5639 Ethereum
Defendant
Approximately 10.6396908 Bitcoin
Defendant
Approximately 8.414561 Litecoin
Defendant
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 10.6396908 BITCOIN, 

APPROXIMATELY 8.414561 LITECOIN, 

APPROXIMATELY 1.5639 ETHEREUM, 

AND 

APPROXIMATELY 0.5187177 BITCOIN, 

 Defendants.

 

2:19-MC-00130-KJM-KJN 

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 

Gabriel Alva (“claimant”), by and through their respective counsel, as follows: 

 1. On or about May 23, 2019 and May 25, 2019, the Homeland Security Investigation 

(“HSI”) seized the above-referenced defendant cryptocurrency pursuant to a Federal search warrant and 

consent (hereafter collectively “defendant cryptocurrency”). 

 2. Under 18 U.S.C. §§ 983(a)(1)(A)(i)-(iv), and 983(a)(3)(A), the United States is required to 

send notice to potential claimants, file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant cryptocurrency, or 

obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant cryptocurrency is subject to forfeiture within ninety days 

of seizure, unless the court extends the deadline for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties. 

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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That deadline was August 21, 2019. 

 3. By Stipulation and Order filed August 28, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to 

November 19, 2019, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

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

cryptocurrency is subject to forfeiture. 

 4. By Stipulation and Order filed November 25, 2019, the parties stipulated to extend to 

February 17, 2020, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

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

cryptocurrency is subject to forfeiture. 

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

to April 17, 2020, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

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

cryptocurrency is subject to forfeiture. 

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

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

indictment alleging that the defendant cryptocurrency is subject to forfeiture shall be extended to April 

17, 2020. 

 

Dated: 2/14/2020 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: 2/14/2020 /s/ Stephen Kahn 

 STEPHEN KAHN 

 Attorney for potential claimant 

 Gabriel Alva 

 (Signature authorized by email) 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 19, 2020. 

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