United States v. $144,210.77 in Funds Seized from Suntrust Bank Account XXX-XX-XXXX

ORDER

TIMOTHY C. BATTEN, SR., District Judge.

This case comes before the Court on Defendants’ motion to dismiss or in the alternative to lift the stay of proceedings [51].1 As discussed below, the motion will be denied.

I. Background

This is a civil forfeiture action arising out of both state and federal criminal investigations into an alleged “pill mill” being operated by Southern Health Management (“SHM”), a medical practice located in Tucker, Georgia. SHM operated as a pain clinic and is accused of illegally distributing controlled substances, including Oxycodone, through doctor-written…