Opinion
CV21-1291-RSM
10-19-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. $18,000 IN U.S. CURRENCY, AND ANY ACCRUED INTEREST, et al., Defendants. and MICHAEL WALKER, Claimant.
KRISTA K. BUSH
KRISTA K. BUSH
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO LIFT STAY
RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court as a Joint Motion to Lift Stay by Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its counsel, Tessa M. Gorman, Acting United States Attorney, and Krista K. Bush, Assistant United States Attorney, and Claimant Michael Walker, by and through his counsel, Richard J. Troberman. On November 3, 2021, the Court ordered this civil forfeiture action stayed, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(g)(1) and (g)(2). Dkt. No. 13.
The parties have now informed the Court that they have reached an agreement to resolve this civil forfeiture case. The Court having considered the parties' request and being fully advised in the matter, finds that it is appropriate to lift the stay at this time.
Therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties' motion to lift the stay of this civil forfeiture proceeding is GRANTED and the STAY is LIFTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.