UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Real Property in London, United Kingdom, Owned by Stratton Street (London) Ltd.

Federal Civil Lawsuit California Central District Court, Case No. 2:17-cv-04240
District Judge Dale S. Fischer, presiding
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Parties
United States of America United States of America, Plaintiff

Represented by AUSA - Office of US Attorney Asset Forfeiture Section

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Christen Sproule Christen.A.Sproule@usdoj.gov

Represented by AUSA - Office of US Attorney

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space John Kucera USACAC.Criminal@usdoj.gov

Represented by AUSA - US Attorneys Office Asset Forfeiture Section

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jonathan Galatzan jonathan.galatzan@usdoj.gov

Represented by U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Barbara Y Levy barbara.levy@usdoj.gov

Represented by United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Michael Raymond Sew Hoy sewhoym@sec.gov
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No Logo Real Property in London, United Kingdom, Defendant

Represented by Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Naeun Rim +1 310 201 2100 +1 310 201 2110 nrim@birdmarella.com
Other Parties
No Logo Stratton Street (London) Limited, Claimant

Represented by Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Licenberg and Rhow

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Patricia H Jun phj@birdmarella.com

Represented by Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Linenberg & Rhow

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jeremy D Matz jdm@birdmarella.com

Represented by Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ekwan E Rhow +1 310 201 2100 +1 310 201 2110 erhow@birdmarella.com
Attributes
Nature of Suit 690 - Forfeiture/Penalty: Other
Cause Unknown
Jurisdiction U.S. Government Plaintiff
Case Status closed
Jury Demand None
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 29 Filed: 3/26/2018, Entered: None Status Report
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 47 Filed: 11/30/2020, Entered: 12/1/2020
PROCESS RECEIPT AND RETURN (USM-285) of Deposit Wire. Remarks: Deposited $35,677,804.24 (17-FBI-003980) INTO AFF ON 11/18/2020. (jp)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 46 Filed: 7/20/2020, Entered: 7/20/2020
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jonathan Galatzan counsel for Plaintiff United States of America. Adding Jonathan Galatzan as counsel of record for United States of America for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by plaintiff United States of America. (Galatzan, Jonathan)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 44 Filed: 11/4/2019, Entered: 11/5/2019 Court Filing
CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE by Judge Dale S. Fischer. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated.) (SEE CONSENT JUDGMENT FOR SPECIFICS). (jp)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 43 Filed: 10/31/2019, Entered: 10/31/2019 Court Filing
ORDER LIFTING STAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILING STIPULATION FOR CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE, AND LODGING CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE 41 by Judge Dale S. Fischer (SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS) (es)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 42 Filed: 10/31/2019, Entered: 10/31/2019
STIPULATION for Judgment as to Forfeiture filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 [Proposed] Consent Judgment of Forfeiture)(Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 41 Filed: 10/31/2019, Entered: 10/31/2019
STIPULATION to Lift Stay FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILING STIPULATION FOR CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE, AND LODGING [PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kucera, John)
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Sealed Legal Document 45 Filed: 10/28/2019, Entered: 11/13/2019
SEALED - ORDER. (jp)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 40 Filed: 10/28/2019, Entered: 10/29/2019 Court Filing
ORDER by Judge Dale S. Fischer GRANTING UNOPPOSED EX PARTE APPLICATION for Leave to Submit Filings Under Seal 38 . (SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS). (jp)
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Sealed Legal Document 39 Filed: 10/25/2019, Entered: 10/25/2019
SEALED DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION to file document (Unopposed) under seal 38 filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Unredacted Document, # 2 Proposed Order)(Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 38 Filed: 10/25/2019, Entered: 10/25/2019
EX PARTE APPLICATION to file document (Unopposed) under seal filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 37 Filed: 10/25/2019, Entered: 10/25/2019 Court Filing
ORDER by Judge Dale S. Fischer LIFTING STAY for the Limited Purpose of Filing Stipulation for Interlocutory Sale and Lodging Corresponding Order. (SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS). (jp)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 36 Filed: 10/23/2019, Entered: 10/23/2019
EX PARTE APPLICATION to Lift Stay re FOR LIMITED PURPOSE OF FILING STIPULATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY SALE AND LODGING CORRESPONDING ORDER filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 33 Filed: 10/3/2018, Entered: 10/3/2018
NOTICE OF ORDER FILED IN RELATED CASE filed by plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment-Issued Order)(Kucera, John)
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Sealed Legal Document 32 Filed: 9/24/2018, Entered: 9/27/2018
SEALED IN CAMERA DETAILED STATUS REPORT ONSTAYED CASE filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (yl)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 31 Filed: 4/9/2018, Entered: 4/9/2018
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jonathan Galatzan counsel for Plaintiff United States of America. Jonathan Galatzan is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by plaintiff United States of America. (Galatzan, Jonathan)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 30 Filed: 4/6/2018, Entered: 4/6/2018
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Michael Raymond Sew Hoy counsel for Plaintiff United States of America. Adding Michael R. Sew Hoy as counsel of record for United States of America for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by plaintiff United States of America. (Attorney Michael Raymond Sew Hoy added to party United States of America(pty:pla))(Sew Hoy, Michael)
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Sealed Legal Document 28 Filed: 3/23/2018, Entered: 3/26/2018
**SEALED**DECLARATION of John J. Kucera in support of APPLICATION for Leave for In Camera Review 26 filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (bp)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 27 Filed: 3/23/2018, Entered: 3/26/2018 Court Filing
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT FILING FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW 26 by Judge Dale S. Fischer: (SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS) (bp)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 3/16/2018, Entered: 3/16/2018
APPLICATION for Leave for In Camera Review filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 25 Filed: 3/16/2018, Entered: 3/16/2018
STATUS REPORT on Stayed Case filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 24 Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited, identifying Stratton Street (London) Limited; FFP (Directors) Limited; FFP (Cayman) Limited; FFP Trustee (NZ) Limited; Global One Real Estate Limited; Low Hock Peng; Goh Gaik Ewe; Low Taek Szen; Low May Lin; Low Taek Jho; Stratton House 1 Limited and Stratton House 2 Limited. (Jun, Patricia)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 10/25/2017, Entered: 10/25/2017 Court Filing
ORDER STAYING CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS by Judge Dale S. Fischer, re Stipulation to Stay Case 22 : The Stipulation to Stay Civil Forfeiture Proceedings is GRANTED. This forfeiture action shall be stayed for all purposes except the filing of timely claims. The government shall file a status report concerning the status of the criminal proceeding every one hundred and eighty (180) days, with the first such report to be filed no later than March 16, 2018. (see document for further details) (bm)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 10/20/2017, Entered: 10/20/2017
Joint STIPULATION to Stay Case filed by plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 10/11/2017, Entered: 10/11/2017
PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited, re Claim 20 served on October 11, 2017. (Rhow, Ekwan)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 20 Filed: 10/11/2017, Entered: 10/11/2017
CLAIM filed by Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited. (Rhow, Ekwan)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 19 Filed: 8/29/2017, Entered: 8/29/2017
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jeremy D Matz counsel for Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited. Adding Jeremy D. Matz as counsel of record for Stratton Street (London) Limited for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited. (Attorney Jeremy D Matz added to party Stratton Street (London) Limited(pty:clm))(Matz, Jeremy)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 18 Filed: 8/28/2017, Entered: 8/28/2017
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Patricia H Jun counsel for Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited. Adding Patricia H. Jun as counsel of record for Stratton Street (London) Limited for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited. (Attorney Patricia H Jun added to party Stratton Street (London) Limited(pty:clm))(Jun, Patricia)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 8/24/2017, Entered: 8/24/2017
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Ekwan E Rhow counsel for Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited. Adding Ekwan E. Rhow as counsel of record for Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Claimant Stratton Street (London) Limited. (Attorney Ekwan E Rhow added to party Stratton Street (London) Limited(pty:clm))(Rhow, Ekwan)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 8/24/2017, Entered: 8/24/2017
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Notice of Appearance 15 . The following error(s) was/were found: Incorrect event selected. Correct event to be used is: Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal G123. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (ak)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 8/23/2017, Entered: 8/23/2017
NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Naeun Rim on behalf of Defendant Real Property in London, United Kingdom (Attorney Naeun Rim added to party Real Property in London, United Kingdom(pty:dft))(Rim, Naeun)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 8/3/2017, Entered: 8/3/2017
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Barbara Y Levy counsel for Plaintiff United States of America. Adding Barbara Y. Levy as counsel of record for United States of America for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attorney Barbara Y Levy added to party United States of America(pty:pla))(Levy, Barbara)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 7/20/2017, Entered: 7/20/2017
SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT Executed by Plaintiff United States of America, by Publication on 6/16/2017 and 6/17/2017 upon Defendant Real Property in London, United Kingdom last date of publication 7/15/2017, answer due 8/4/2017. Publication was made in the www.forfeiture.gov. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A)(Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 6/30/2017, Entered: 6/30/2017
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Christen Sproule counsel for Plaintiff United States of America. Christen A. Sproule is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by plaintiff United States of America. (Sproule, Christen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 6/30/2017, Entered: 6/30/2017
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jonathan Galatzan counsel for Plaintiff United States of America. Adding Jonathan Galatzan as counsel of record for United States of America for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by plaintiff United States of America. (Attorney Jonathan Galatzan added to party United States of America(pty:pla))(Galatzan, Jonathan)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 6/12/2017, Entered: 6/12/2017 Court Filing
STANDING ORDER FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE DALE S. FISCHER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Dale S. Fischer. If a party would be entitled to attorneys fees, counsel are referred to the Order Re Fees found on Courts website under Judge Fischer's Procedures and Schedules contained in the Judges Requirements tab. Read all Orders carefully. They govern this case and differ in some respects from the Local Rules. COUNSEL ARE ORDERED TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY CHAMBERS COPY OF THE COMPLAINT, NOTICE OF REMOVAL, AND ANY OTHER INITIATING DOCUMENTS. (dp)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 6/9/2017, Entered: 6/9/2017 Court Filing
ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 16-05-Related Case- filed. Related Case No: 2:15-cv-01899 DSF(VBKx). Case transferred from Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell and Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth to Judge Dale S. Fischer and Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:17-cv-04240 DSF(VBKx). Signed by Judge Dale S. Fischer (rn)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 6/8/2017, Entered: 6/8/2017
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 6/8/2017, Entered: 6/8/2017 Court Filing
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Beverly Reid OConnell and Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth. (et)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 6/7/2017, Entered: 6/7/2017
NOTICE OF FILING OF ATTACHMENT A TO VERIFIED COMPLAINT (DKT.1) filed by plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A)(Sproule, Christen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 6/7/2017, Entered: 6/7/2017
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE of Assistant United States Attorney Christen A. Sproule on behalf of Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,. (Attorney Christen Sproule added to party UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,(pty:pla))(Sproule, Christen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 6/7/2017, Entered: 6/7/2017 Court Filing
Memorandum re: Magistrate Judge Conflict filed by Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 6/7/2017, Entered: 6/7/2017 Court Filing
MEMORANDUM filed by Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, for the purpose of determining whether the above-referenced civil matter, being filed on June 7, 2017, was pending in the US Attorneys Office before the date on which Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald began receiving civil matters. (Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 6/7/2017, Entered: 6/7/2017
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,. (Kucera, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 6/7/2017, Entered: 6/7/2017
COMPLAINT No Fee Required - US Government, filed by plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,. (Attorney John Kucera added to party UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,(pty:pla))(Kucera, John)
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