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Parties Involved:
Approximately $12,112.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Ruth Bambas
Claimant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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Stipulation to Extend Time to File Complaint

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

APPROXIMATELY $12,112.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

 Defendant. 

 2:15-MC-00138-KJM-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 claimant Ruth Bambas 

(“claimant” or “Bambas”) appearing in propria persona, as follows: 

1. On or about August 10, 2015, claimant Bambas filed a claim in the administrative 

forfeiture proceedings with the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to the Approximately 

$12,112.00 in U.S. Currency (hereafter “defendant currency”), which was seized on April 22, 2015. 

2. The Federal Bureau of Investigation 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. 

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 

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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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 November 6, 2015. 

 4. By Stipulation and Order filed November 5, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to 

February 4, 2016, 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 8, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend to April 

4, 2016, 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. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to extend to 

May 4, 2016, 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. 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 May 4, 2016. 

Dated: 3/31/2016 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

 

United States Attorney 

 /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 

Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: 3/31/2016 /s/ Ruth Bambas

 RUTH BAMBAS

 

Potential Claimant 

Appearing in propria persona 

 (authorized via phone)

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 12, 2016 

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