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

GARLAND E. BURRELL, Jr., Senior District Judge.

It is hereby stipulated by and between the United States of America and claimants Hector Rodriguez, Sr. and Zoila Rodriguez, through undersigned counsel, as follows:

1. On or about February 5, 2014, claimants Hector Rodriguez, Sr. and Zoila Rodriguez filed a claim, in the administrative forfeiture proceedings, with the Drug Enforcement Administration with respect to the Approximately $28,500.00 in U.S. Currency (hereafter "defendant currency"), which was seized between November 26, 2013.

2. The Drug Enforcement Administration 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 claimants 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 May 5, 2014.

4. By Stipulation and Order filed May 2, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to July 7, 2014, 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 July 3, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to September 5, 2014, 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 29, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to November 4, 2014, 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 30, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend to February 4, 2015, 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 February 2, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to April 3, 2015, 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 April 2, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to June 1, 2015, 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. By Stipulation and Order filed May 26, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to August 28, 2015, 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. By Stipulation and Order filed August 26, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to November 25, 2015, 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.

12. By Stipulation and Order filed November 25, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend to February 23, 2016, 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.

13. By Stipulation and Order filed February 23, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend to April 22, 2016, 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.

14. By Stipulation and Order filed April 12, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend to June 21, 2016, 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.

15. By Stipulation and Order filed June 10, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend to September 19, 2016, 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.

16. By Stipulation and Order filed September 15, 2016, the parties stipulated to extend to November 18, 2016, 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.

17. As provided in 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(3)(A), the parties wish by agreement to further extend to February 16, 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.

18. 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 are subject to forfeiture shall be extended to February 16, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.