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

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and claimant Eduardo Miranda ("Miranda"), by and through their respective counsel, as follows:

1. On or about September January 20, 2017, claimant Miranda filed claims in the administrative forfeiture proceedings with the United States Postal Inspection Service with respect to the Approximately $14,340.00 in U.S. Currency. (hereafter "defendant currency"), which was seized on November 1, 2016.

2. The United States Postal Inspection 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 currency under 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(2)(A)-(E), and no person other than the claimant has filed a claim to the defendant currency 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 currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is 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 April 20, 2017.

4. By Stipulation and Order filed April 20, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to June 19, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture.

5. By Stipulation and Order filed June 19, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to August 18, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture.

6. By Stipulation and Order filed August 15, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to October 17, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture.

7. By Stipulation and Order filed October 19, 2017, the parties stipulated to extend to December 18, 2017, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture.

8. By Stipulation and Order filed January 5, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to February 16, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture.

9. By Stipulation and Order filed February 16, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend to March 16, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture.

10. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to further extend to May 16, 2018, the time in which the United States is required to file a civil complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture.

11. Accordingly, the parties agree that the deadline by which the United States shall be required to file a complaint for forfeiture against the defendant currency and/or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant currency is subject to forfeiture shall be extended to May 16, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED.