Opinion
Case Number 12-11947
06-29-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CURRENCY $78,670.90 FROM CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNT #4534939841, CURRENCY $16,906.56 FROM BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT #375005556938, CURRENCY $10,885.40 FROM CREDIT UNION ONE ACCOUNT #000004237077S38, CURRENCY $22,830 FROM HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK SAFE DEPOSIT BOX #63, CURRENCY $5,961.55 FROM BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT #5403094591, Defendants.
Honorable David M. Lawson
ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS
The plaintiff and the claimants have presented the Court with a stipulation to stay this civil forfeiture proceeding pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(g)(1) or 18 U.S.C. § 981(g)(2) due to an ongoing related criminal investigation. The parties state that the continuation of the civil proceeding may negatively impact one or both parties and request that the stay continue during the pendancy of the investigation and related criminal proceedings. The Court believes that a stay is justified and will order the case stayed for ninety days.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the above-captioned case is STAYED until September 27, 2012 or until further order of the Court.
It is further ORDERED that the parties shall appear for a status conference on October 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m..
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DAVID M. LAWSON
United States District Judge
PROOF OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing order was served upon each attorney or party of record herein by electronic means or first class U.S. mail on June 29, 2012.
Deborah R. Tofil
DEBORAH R. TOFIL