Filed: Jan. 23, 2015
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Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANT ASHLEY CHANG GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between plaintiff, United States of America, and claimant Ashley Chang as follows: 1. On November 19, 2014, the Magistrate Judge appointed the Office of the Federal Defender to represent Ashley Chang in United States v. Ma et al., 2:14-CR-0330-GEB, to which this civil forfeiture case has been ordered related. Ms. Chang submitted a financial af
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANT ASHLEY CHANG GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between plaintiff, United States of America, and claimant Ashley Chang as follows: 1. On November 19, 2014, the Magistrate Judge appointed the Office of the Federal Defender to represent Ashley Chang in United States v. Ma et al., 2:14-CR-0330-GEB, to which this civil forfeiture case has been ordered related. Ms. Chang submitted a financial aff..
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STIPULATION AND ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANT ASHLEY CHANG
GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between plaintiff, United States of America, and claimant Ashley Chang as follows:
1. On November 19, 2014, the Magistrate Judge appointed the Office of the Federal Defender to represent Ashley Chang in United States v. Ma et al., 2:14-CR-0330-GEB, to which this civil forfeiture case has been ordered related. Ms. Chang submitted a financial affidavit demonstrating that she is presently indigent and therefore financially unable to obtain representation by counsel.
2. On December 18, 2014, the United States filed a verified complaint for forfeiture in rem against the properties listed above.
3. Section 983(b)(1)(A) of Title 18, United States Code, provides:
If a person with standing to contest the forfeiture of property in a civil judicial forfeiture proceeding under a civil forfeiture statute is financially unable to obtain representation by counsel, and the person is represented by counsel appointed under section 3006A of this title in connection with a related criminal case, the court may authorize counsel to represent that person with respect to the claim.
4. Ms. Chang has filed a verified claim to the properties.
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1)(A), she Chang asks the Court to authorize the Federal Defender to represent her in the above forfeiture case.
5. The United States agrees that the Federal Defender may be appointed to represent Ms. Chang in this matter.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
Dated: January 21, 2015 /s/ T. Zindel for K. Khasigian
KEVIN KHASIGIAN
Assistant U.S. Attorney
ORDER
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1)(A), the Office of the Federal Defender is hereby authorized to represent Ashley Chang in the above case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
