STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING A COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN INDICTMENT ALLEGING FORFEITURE

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.

It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and potential claimants Bassam Adeeb Abughazaleh, Sahar Abughazaleh, and Kayed Bouri ("claimants"), by and through their counsel, as follows:

1. On July 18, 2017, claimants filed a claims in the administrative forfeiture proceeding with the U.S. Secret Service with respect to the Approximately $37,719.00 in U.S. Currency, Approximately $96,409.27 seized from Chase Bank Account Number 105589805, held in the name of Mediterranean Market, and Approximately $18,623.98 seized from Golden One Credit Union Account Number 1290544, held in the names of Bassam Adeeb Abughazaleh and Sahar Abughazaleh (hereafter "defendant funds"), which were seized on or about April 27, 2017.

2. The U.S. Secret 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 claimants 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 proceeding, unless the court extends the deadline for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties. That deadline was October 16, 2017.

4. By Stipulation and Order filed October 19, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to November 15, 2017, 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 November 14, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to December 15, 2017, 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 December 15, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to February 13, 2018, 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 March 26, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to May 14, 2018, 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 May 16, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to August 13, 2018, 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 August 8, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to November 12, 2018, 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. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to extend to February 11, 2019, 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. 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 February 11, 2019.

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ORDER

As the parties note, the court has extended the 90-day deadline provided by 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(1) six times. See ECF Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12; 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A) (allowing court to extend deadline for good cause shown or upon agreement of parties). The extended deadline is now set to run on November 12, 2018, and the parties request a seventh extension of time, until February 11, 2019, but do not explain why or how many additional extensions of time are anticipated.

While the request is GRANTED, the court does not anticipate granting additional extensions of time absent a showing of good cause, as is within the court's discretion. 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A) ("[A] court in the district in which the complaint will be filed may extend the period for filing a complaint for good cause shown or upon agreement of the parties.").

IT IS SO ORDERED.