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Case 4:06-cv-07933-SBA

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332) United States Attorney BRIAN J. STRETCH (CSBN 163973) Chief, Criminal Division PATRICIA J. KENNEY (CSBN Assistant United States Attorney 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 San Francisco, California 94102-3495 Telephone: 415.436.6857 Facsimile: 415.436.6748 Attorneys for the United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HOOSHANG POURMOHAMAD, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) $80,396 IN UNITED STATES URRENCY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) HOOSHANG POURMOHAMAD, ) ) Claimant. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

No. CR 06-00555 SBA NOTICE OF RELATED CASE FILED BY THE UNITED STATES

No. C 06-7933 WHA NOTICE OF RELATED CASE FILED BY THE UNITED STATES

Case 4:06-cv-07933-SBA

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On August 10, 2006, a grand jury returned an indictment charging Hooshang Pourmohamad with violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1955, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), 18 U.S.C. § 371, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. United States v. Pourmohamad, No. CR 06-00555 SBA. On December 28, 2006, the United States filed a Complaint for Forfeiture arising out of the same set of facts against $80,396 as proceeds of an illegal gambling business in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955. United States v. $80,396, 06-7933 MJJ. On May 18, 2007, Hooshang Pourmohamad filed a claim to defendant $80,396 and an answer to the Complaint for Forfeiture. Thereafter, the parties stipulated to a stay of this case pending the resolution of the related criminal case pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(g) and, on June 4, 2007, the Court stayed the civil action. The criminal and civil cases are related within the meaning of the local rules, Civil Local Rule 3-12 and Criminal Local Rule 8-1. Under those rules, the decision of whether the two cases are related is to be made by the Judge in the earliest-filed case who is the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong. JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney Dated: February 21, 2008 /s/ PATRICIA J. KENNEY Assistant United States Attorney

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