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Proposed Order Topeka Dr — USA v. Ayvazyan et al (Dkt. 912.2)

Filed September 1, 2021 in USA v. Ayvazyan et al; one of 40 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Filed2021-09-01

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · No. 2:20-cr-00579-SVW · Doc. 912-2 · 2021-09-01 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
WESTERN DIVISION 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
             Plaintiff, 
 
 
 
v. 
 
EDVARD PARONYAN, 
 
             Defendant. 
 
No. CR 20-00579-SVW-7 
 
[PROPOSED] PRELIMINARY ORDER OF 
FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO PLEA 
AGREEMENT AS TO 4910 TOPEKA 
DRIVE, TARZANA, CALIFORNIA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upon consideration of the application of Plaintiff, United 
States of America, for a preliminary order of forfeiture 
pursuant to the plea agreement of, and guilty plea to Counts One 
and Twenty-six of the First Superseding Indictment entered by, 
defendant EDVARD PARONYAN, and, good cause appearing thereon, IT 
IS HEREBY ORDERED: 
 
I. FORFEITABLE PROPERTY 
 
For the reasons set out below, any right, title and 
interest of defendant Edvard Paronyan in the following described 
property (hereinafter, the “Forfeitable Property”) is hereby 
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forfeited to the United States.  The Court finds that the 
government has established the requisite nexus between the 
Forfeitable Property and the offenses described in Counts One 
and Twenty-six of the First Superseding Indictment, which charge 
defendant with 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (conspiracy to commit bank and 
wire fraud) and 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) (conspiracy to commit money 
laundering).  The Forfeitable Property is more particularly 
described as: 
a. 
The real property located at 4910 Topeka Drive, 
Tarzana, California, APN: 2176-029-031, more particularly 
described as: 
DESCRIPTION: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE 
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS 
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
PARCEL 1: 
THOSE PORTIONS OF LOT 71 and 72 OF TRACT 2605, IN THE CITY 
OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 
AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 27 PAGE 55 ET SEQ. OF MAPS, AND 
THAT PORTION OF PARCEL "A” OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 2015 AS 
PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 32 PAGE 19 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE 
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS 
FOLLOWS: 
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTERLINE OF TOPEKA DRIVE, 40 
FEET WIDE, AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP, DISTANT THEREON SOUTH 15° 
10' 00" WEST 178.55 FEET FROM THE NORTHEASTERLY TERMINUS OF 
THAT CERTAIN COURSE IN THE CENTERLINE OF TOPEKA DRIVE SHOWN 
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ON SAID MAP AS HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 15° 10' 00" EAST 
AND LENGTH OP 1055.19 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 74° 50' 00" EAST 56.09 FEET TO THE BEGINNING 
OF A TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE NORTHWEST, HAVING A 
RADIUS OF 129.86 FEET; 
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE 128.40 FEET; TO THE TRUE 
POINT OF BEGINNING; 
THENCE TANGENT TO SAID CURVE NORTH 48° 30' 50" EAST 147.14 
FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE 
SOUTHEAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 100.05 FEET; 
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, 125.14 FEET, A RADIAL 
LINE TO SAID POINT BEARS NORTH 30° 10' 46" EAST; 
THENCE NORTH 10° 52' 46" EAST 45.32 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 84° 29' 18" EAST 182.82 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 04° 13' 10" WEST 195.63 FEET TO A POINT IN A 
CURVE CONCAVE WESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 175.31 FEET; A 
RADIAL LINE TO SAID POINT BEARS NORTH 62° 22' 50” EAST; 
THENCE CONTINUING EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE 
THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 50° 06' 30" AN ARC DISTANCE OF 
153.32 FEET; 
THENCE TANGENT TO SAID CURVE SOUTH 22° 29' 20" WEST 63.38 
FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE TO THE 
NORTHWEST HAVING A RADIUS OF 375.00 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, THROUGH A CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 13° 52' 00" 90.76 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 
REVERSE CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHEAST HAVING A RADIUS OF 
161.89 FEET; 
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THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, THROUGH A CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 17° 46' 00" 50.20 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 
REVERSE CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHWEST HAVING A RADIUS OF 
75.69 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AND WESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, THROUGH 
A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 33° 58' 30" 44.88 FEET TO A POINT OF 
CUSP IN THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL "A" SAID 
NORTHERLY LINE BEING A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY HAVING A 
RADIUS OF 30.00'; A RADIAL LINE TO SAID POINT BEARS SOUTH 
38° 26' 10" EAST; 
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE 
116° 31' 20" AN ARC DISTANCE OF 61.01 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 10° 54' 50" EAST 92.71 FEET; 
THENCE SOUTH 80° 16' 17" WEST 20.00 FEET; 
THENCE NORTH 31° 28' 33" WEST 120.33 FEET; 
THENCE NORTH 22° 17' 48" WEST 20.00 FEET TO THE BEGINNING 
OF A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 55.69 
FEET; 
THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 49° 06' 52" AN ARC DISTANCE OF 47.74 FEET TO THE 
BEGINNING OF A REVERSE CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A 
RADIUS OF 181.89 FEET; 
THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 17° 46' 00" AN ARC DISTANCE OF 56.40 FEET TO THE 
BEGINNING OF A REVERSE CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A 
RADIUS OF 355.00 FEET; 
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THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL 
ANGLE OF 12° 45' 16" AN ARC DISTANCE OF 79.03 FEET; 
THENCE NORTH 67° 12' 02" WEST 268.30 FEET; 
THENCE NORTH 15° 10' 00" EAST 43.00 FEET; 
THENCE NORTH 47° 02' 30" WEST 175.00 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT 
OF BEGINNING. 
PARCEL 2: 
THE RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR SAID PROPERTY OVER A 
ROADWAY EASEMENT FROM TOPEKA DRIVE OVER THAT PORTION OF LOT 
71, OF TRACT NO. 2605, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY 
OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN 
BOOK 27, PAGE 55, ET SEQ., OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, INCLUDED WITHIN A STRIP OF 
LAND 30.00 FEET IN WITH, LYING 15.00 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF 
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED CENTER LINE: 
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE LAND CONVEYED 
TO CIRELLA G. SMITH AND HUSBAND, BY DEED RECORDED JULY 8, 
1943 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 118, IN BOOK 20132 PAGE 100, 
OFFICIAL RECORDS, SAID CORNER BEING DISTANT 261.45 FEET 
NORTHERLY FROM THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 71, SAID 
TRACT 2605; THENCE NORMAL TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF TOPEKA 
DRIVE, SOUTH 74° 50' 00” EAST 36.09 FEET TO THE BEGINNING 
OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHWEST HAVING A RADIUS 
OF 129.86 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, 
128.40 FEET; THENCE TANGENT TO SAID CURVE, NORTH 48° 30' 
50" EAST 147.14 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE 
CONCAVE SOUTHERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 100.05 FEET; THENCE 
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EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, 144.70 FEET; THENCE TANGENT TO 
SAID CURVE, SOUTH 48° 37' 10" EAST, 161.06 FEET TO THE 
BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE WESTERLY, HAVING A 
RADIUS OF 175.31 FEET, THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, 
217.57 FEET; THENCE TANGENT TO SAID CURVE, SOUTH 22° 29' 
20" WEST 42.15 FEET TO A POINT. 
II. IMPLEMENTATION 
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as follows: 
 
A. 
Upon the entry of this Order, and pursuant to Fed. R. 
Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3) and 21 U.S.C. § 853, the United States 
Attorney General (or a designee) is authorized to seize the 
Forfeitable Property. 
 
B. 
Upon entry of this Order, the United States is further 
authorized to conduct any discovery for the purpose of 
identifying, locating, or disposing of the Forfeitable Property 
subject to forfeiture pursuant to this Order, 21 U.S.C. § 853(m) 
and Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
“Any discovery” shall include all methods of discovery permitted 
under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
 
C. 
Upon entry of this Order (and at any time in the 
future after amendment of the applicable order of forfeiture in 
this matter), the United States Attorney General (or a designee) 
is authorized to commence any applicable proceeding to comply 
with statutes governing third party rights, including giving 
notice of this and any other Order affecting specific property. 
The following paragraphs shall apply to any ancillary proceeding 
conducted in this matter: 
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(1) Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1) and 
Supplemental Rule G(4)(a)(iv)(C) of the Supplemental Rules for 
Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, the 
government shall forthwith publish for at least thirty (30) 
consecutive days on an official government website notice of 
this order and any other Order affecting the Forfeitable 
Property, and notice that any person, other than the defendant, 
having or claiming a legal interest in the property must file a 
petition with the Court within thirty (30) days of the 
publication of notice or receipt of actual notice, whichever is 
earlier.  The United States shall also, to the extent 
practicable, provide written notice to any person known to have 
an alleged interest in the Forfeitable Property. 
 
 
(2) Any person other than defendant EDVARD PARONYAN 
(“defendant”) asserting a legal interest in the Forfeitable 
Property may, within thirty days of the publication of notice or 
receipt of notice, whichever is earlier, petition the court for 
a hearing without a jury to adjudicate the validity of his or 
her alleged interest in the property, and for an amendment of 
the order of forfeiture, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2). 
 
 
(3) Any petition filed by a third party asserting an 
interest in the Forfeitable Property shall be signed by the 
petitioner under penalty of perjury and shall set forth the 
nature and extent of the petitioner’s right, title, or interest 
in such property, the time and circumstances of the petitioner’s 
acquisition of the right, title or interest in the property, any 
additional facts supporting the petitioner’s claim, and the 
relief sought. 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(3). 
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(4) The United States shall have clear title to the 
Forfeitable Property following the Court’s disposition of all 
third-party interests or, if no petitions are filed, following 
the expiration of the period provided in 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2) 
for the filing of third party petitions. 
 
D. 
Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3) and 
defendant’s consent, this Preliminary Order of Forfeiture shall 
become final as to defendant EDVARD PARONYAN upon entry and 
shall be made part of his sentence and included in his judgment. 
 
E. 
The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this 
Order, and to amend it as necessary, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. 
P. 32.2(e). 
DATED: ___________________  
_________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HONORABLE STEPHEN V. WILSON 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE  
 
 
PRESENTED BY: 
 
TRACY L. WILKISON 
Acting United States Attorney 
 
SCOTT M. GARRINGER 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Chief, Criminal Division 
 
 
/s/Brent A. Whittlesey 
 
 
 
  
BRENT A. WHITTLESEY 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Asset Forfeiture Section 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff  
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
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