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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Plaintiff
Lucy Lau Yau
Defendant

Document Text:

STATEMENT AND ORDER

(Case No. 3:13-CV-05859-LB)

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CAROLINE D. CIRAOLO

Acting Assistant Attorney General

JENNIFER D. AUCHTERLONIE (WA Bar No. 29481)

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

United States Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 616-2901

Fax: (202) 307-0054

E-mail: jennifer.d.auchterlonie@usdoj.gov

MELINDA HAAG

United States Attorney

THOMAS M. NEWMAN 

Assistant United States Attorney

11th Floor Federal Building

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6888

Fax: (415) 436-7009

Of Counsel

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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LUCY LAU YAU, )

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Defendant. )

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Case No. 3:13-cv-05859-WHO

STATEMENT IN LIEU OF JOINT

CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

AND REQUEST TO STRIKE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

AND ORDER

Plaintiff, the United States of America, by and through its undersigned counsel, hereby 

submits this statement in lieu of the Joint Case Management Statement that is due to be filed 

with the Court today, pursuant to the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of 

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California dated November 1, 2014 and Civil Local Rule 16-9. The United States submits this 

statement to inform the Court of the status of this case.

As alleged in the Amended Complaint, Dkt. No. 12, the United States brought this civil 

action to collect the outstanding unpaid civil penalty assessments against Defendant Lucy Lau 

Yau (“Defendant”) for her failure to report her interest in several foreign bank or other financial 

accounts during 2005-2008, as required by 31 U.S.C. § 5314 and the implementing regulations 

promulgated thereunder. 

On August 31, 2015, counsel for the United States received a check from defendant in 

full payment of the penalties at issue in this case. As a result of the payment, counsel for the 

United States has prepared, and defendant has signed, a stipulation of dismissal pursuant to Fed. 

R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Counsel for the United States anticipates filing the stipulation for 

dismissal shortly; the only reason it has not yet been filed is because it was not clear to said 

counsel whether the check received represented “certified funds” such that dismissal could be 

entered immediately, or whether she should hold the dismissal until the check has been honored.

Out of an abundance of caution, counsel for the United States has taken the latter course of 

action.

The check was deposited to the Justice Department’s Nationwide Central Intake Facility 

on September 1, 2015. Counsel for the United States anticipates that the check should be 

honored within 7-10 days of deposit. Once that has occurred, counsel for the United States 

anticipates filing the stipulation of dismissal.

Under these circumstances, it is highly likely that no action by the Court is necessary in 

this case. As a result, the United States respectfully requests that the Court accept this statement 

in lieu of the required Joint Case Management Statement, and strike the Case Management 

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Conference currently scheduled for September 15, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Should either party require 

action by the Court in this case, we will notify the Court immediately.

Respectfully submitted this 8th day of September, 2015. 

CAROLINE D. CIRAOLO

Acting Assistant Attorney General

s/Jennifer D. Auchterlonie 

JENNIFER D. AUCHTERLONIE

(WA Bar No. 29481)

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

United States Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 616-2901

Fax: (202) 307-0054

E-mail: jennifer.d.auchterlonie@usdoj.gov

MELINDA HAAG 

United States Attorney

THOMAS M. NEWMAN 

Assistant United States Attorney

11th Floor Federal Building

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6888

Fax: (415) 436-7009

Of Counsel

ORDER

For good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the Case Management Conference 

scheduled in this matter for September 15, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. is continued until October 6, 2015. 

It will be vacated assuming that the United States files the stipulation of dismissal discussed

above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 8, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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