Opinion
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER, United States Attorney, KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, Attorneys for the United States.
WILLIAM A. HARRISON, Attorney for Claimant, Armando Flores Vasquez.
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING A COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN INDICTMENT ALLEGING FORFEITURE
TROY L. NUNLEY, District Judge.
It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and claimant Armando Flores Vasquez ("claimant"), by and through their respective counsel, as follows:
1. On or about July 15, 2013, claimant Armando Flores Vasquez filed a claim, in the administrative forfeiture proceedings, with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the Approximately $34,251.43 in U.S. Currency seized from Bank of America Account Number XXXXXXXXXXXX and the Approximately $2,043.62 in U.S. Currency seized from Bank of America Account Number XXXXXXXXXXXX (hereafter "defendant funds"), which were seized on May 6, 2013.
2. The Internal Revenue Service 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 funds under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E), and no person other than the claimant has filed a claim to the defendant funds 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 funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are 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 October 11, 2013.
4. By Stipulation and Order filed October 8, 2013, the parties stipulated to extend to January 9, 2014, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
5. By Stipulation and Order filed January 9, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to April 9, 2014, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
6. By Stipulation and Order filed April 11, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to July 8, 2014, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
7. By Stipulation and Order filed July 7, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to October 6, 2014, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
8. By Stipulation and Order filed October 3, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to December 5, 2014, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
9. By Stipulation and Order filed December 8, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to February 3, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
10. By Stipulation and Order filed February 2, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to April 3, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
11. By Stipulation and Order filed April 6, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to May 4, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
12. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement for an extension to July 3, 2015, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture.
13. Accordingly, the parties agree that the deadline by which the United States shall be required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant funds and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant funds are subject to forfeiture shall be extended to July 3, 2015.
IT IS SO ORDERED.