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Parties Involved:
Approximately $30,000.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Juber Flores-Suarez
Claimant
Rafael Martinez-Suarez
Claimant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

APPROXIMATELY $30,000.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

Defendant

2:14-MC-00152-TLN-CKD

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 claimants Juber FloresSuarez (“claimants” or “Flores-Suarez”) and Rafael Martinez-Suarez (“claimants” or “MartinezSuarez”), by and through their respective counsel, as follows:

1. On or about September 29, 2014, claimants Juber Flores-Suarez and Rafael MartinezSuarez filed claims, in the administrative forfeiture proceedings, with the Drug Enforcement 

Administration with respect to the Approximately $30,000.00 in U.S. Currency (hereafter “defendant 

currency”), which was seized on June 9, 2014.

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 defendant currency under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E), and no person 

other than the claimant has filed a claim to the defendant currency as required by law in the 

administrative forfeiture proceeding.

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

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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3. Under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the United States is required to file a complaint for 

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

currency is subject to forfeiture within ninety 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. That deadline was December 26, 2014. 

4. By Stipulation and Order filed December 24, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to 

February 24, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

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

subject to forfeiture.

5. By Stipulation and Order filed February 23, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to 

April 25, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture 

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

subject to forfeiture.

6. By Stipulation and Order filed April 20, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to June 24, 

2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the 

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

forfeiture.

7. By Stipulation and Order filed June 26, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to 

September 22, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for 

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

currency is subject to forfeiture.

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

extend to November 20, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint 

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

currency is subject to forfeiture.

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

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

alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture shall be extended to November 20, 2015.

Dated: 9/16/15 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

/s/ Kevin C. Khasigian

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Dated: 9/16/15 /s/ Brett A. Purtzer

BRETT A. PURTZER

Attorney for Claimants Juber Flores-Suarez &

Rafael Martinez-Suarez

Authorized via email 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 21, 2015

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