Opinion
Case No. F MC 12-0002
01-24-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. APPROXIMATELY $23,462.20 IN U.S. CURRENCY SEIZED FROM BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER 12699-69713, HELD IN THE NAME OF BALJIT SINGH dba CFS, and APPROXIMATELY $3,481.17 IN U.S. CURRENCY SEIZED FROM BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT NUMBER 12697-18687, HELD IN THE NAME OF SHARANJIT KAUR dba CONSUMERCREDIT REPAIR,Defendants.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney HEATHER MARDEL JONES Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
HEATHER MARDEL JONES
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STIPULATION AND ORDER
EXTENDING THE UNITED STATES' TIME TO FILE 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 Baljit Singh and Sharanjit Kaur, (hereafter "Claimants"), by and through their respective attorney, as follows:
1. On or about October 27, 2011, Claimants filed claims, in the administrative forfeiture proceeding, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") with respect to the approximately $23,462.20 in U.S. Currency seized from Bank of America Account Number 12699-69713 held in the name of Baljit Singh dba CFS, and approximately $3,481.17 in U.S. Currency seized from Bank of America Account Number 12697-18687 held in the name of Sharanjit Kaur dba Consumer Credit Repair (collectively the "defendant funds"), which were seized on or about July 29, 2011.
2. The FBI has sent the written notice of intent to forfeit as required by 21 U.S.C. § 881 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(s) other than the Claimants have filed claims 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 is subject to forfeiture within 90 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.
4. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to extend to April 25, 2012, 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 is subject to forfeiture.
5. 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 is subject to forfeiture shall be extended to April 25, 2012.
BENJAMIN WAGNER
United States Attorney
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HEATHER MARDEL JONES
Assistant United States Attorney
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ROGER NUTTAL
Attorney for Claimants
Baljit Singh and Sharanjit Kaur
(orignal signature retained by attorney)
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE