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ELIZABETH A. STRANGE

First Assistant United States Attorney

District of Arizona

KEVIN M. RAPP (Ariz. Bar No. 14249), 

kevin.rapp@usdoj.gov

MARGARET PERLMETER (Ariz. Bar No. 024805), 

margaret.perlmeter@usdoj.gov

PETER S. KOZINETS (Ariz. Bar No. 019856),

peter.kozinets@usdoj.gov

ANDREW C. STONE (Ariz. Bar No. 026543),

andrew.stone@usdoj.gov

Assistant U.S. Attorneys

40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408

Telephone (602) 514-7500

JOHN J. KUCERA (Cal. Bar No. 274184), 

john.kucera@usdoj.gov

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1400

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Telephone (213) 894-3391

BRIAN BENCZKOWSKI

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

REGINALD E. JONES (Miss. Bar No. 102806), 

reginald.jones4@usdoj.gov 

Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section 

950 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Room 2116

Washington, D.C. 20530

Telephone (202) 616-2807 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LACEY, ET AL.,

Defendants.

No. CR 18-422-PHX-SPL (BSB)

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO LATE FILE 

REPLY ON DEFENDANT JAMES LARKIN’S 

OPPOSITION IN RESPONSE TO UNITED 

STATES’ APPLICATION FOR ORDER 

REGARDING CRIMINAL FORFEITURE OF 

PROPERTY IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY 

(First Request)

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Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its counsel 

of record, the United States Attorney Office for the District of 

Arizona and Special Assistant United States Attorney John J. Kucera, 

respectfully moves this Court for an order granting leave to late 

file their Reply on Defendant James Larkin’s Opposition in Response 

to United States’ Application for Order Regarding Criminal Forfeiture 

of Property in Government Custody.

Plaintiff’s Reply on James Larkin’s Opposition to Response to 

United States’ Application for Order Regarding Criminal Forfeiture of 

Property in Government Custody is being filed late due to the press 

of other business that counsel has been addressing in this matter and 

others, including but not limited to the preparation of civil 

complaints. Defendants’ counsel has advised that they oppose this 

motion.

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For the above reasons, the government respectfully moves for 

leave to late file this Reply on Defendant James Larkin’s Opposition 

in Response to United States’ Appliation for order Regarding Criminal 

Forfeiture of Property in Government Custody.

Dated: September 12, 2018 Respectfully submitted,

ELIZABETH STRANGE

First Assistant United States Attorney

District of Arizona

BRIAN BENCZOWSKI

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, U.S. Department of 

Justice

KEVIN RAPP

MARGARET PERLMETER

ANDREW STONE

PETER KOZINETS

Assistant United States Attorneys

REGINALD JONES

Senior Trial Attorney

 /s/John J. Kucera

JOHN J. KUCERA

Special Assistant United States 

Attorney

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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