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Parties Involved:
Approximately $122,500.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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United States’ Request to Extend the Deadline

to Submit a Joint Status Report

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $122,500.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY,

Defendant.

2:16-CV-02066-TLN-CKD

UNITED STATES’ REQUEST TO 

EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO 

SUBMIT A JOINT STATUS REPORT 

FROM OCTOBER 28, 2016 TO 

JANUARY 31, 2017

 The United States submits the following Request to Extend the Deadline to file a Joint Status 

Report from October 28, 2016 to January 31, 2017.

Introduction 

 On August 29, 2016, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint in rem against the abovecaptioned currency (“defendant currency”), based on its 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 (2002) and the applicable statutory authority. Additionally, public 

notice on the official internet government forfeiture site, www.forfeiture.gov, began on September 2, 

2016, 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 

October 3, 2016. 

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting 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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Good Cause 

The United States has provided notice to all potential claimants pursuant to law. Specifically, 

the United States served a copy of the complaint documents to potential claimant David Guzman via 

certified and first class mail and personally served the complaint documents to potential claimant

Kareem Whitely as well as via certified and first class mail, but neither have filed a claim. At this point, 

the time to file a claim and enter the case has expired.

Accordingly, the United States intends to request a Clerk’s Default against David Guzman and 

Kareem Whitely and file a motion for default judgment and final judgment of forfeiture. Such filings, 

if/when granted, would terminate the case. 

 No other party has entered this case. 

For these reasons, the United States seeks to continue the deadline to file a Joint Status Report to 

January 31, 2017 (or to another date the Court deems appropriate). 

Thus, there is good cause to extend the deadline to file a joint status report in this case from 

October 28, 2016 to January 31, 2017, or to a date the Court deems appropriate. 

Dated: 10/27/2016 PHILIPP A. TALBERT 

Acting United States Attorney 

 /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

ORDER 

 Pursuant to the United States’ request and good cause appearing, the Court makes the following 

order: 

 The deadline to file a Joint Status Report currently due on October 28, 2016 is extended to 

January 31, 2017. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 11/02/2016

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