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STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In February and March of 2009, defendant International Fidelity issued two separate bail bonds, each in the amount of $250,000, for the release of Kip and Nicole Macy, husband and wife, who had been arrested and charged with various felonies. The Macys failed to appear in court as ordered on June 4, 2010. The court ordered forfeiture 1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code. of their bails and issued bench warrants. The notice of forfeiture was mailed to defendant on June 23, 2010. Defendant thereafter engaged in efforts, through its bail agent Geri Campana, to locate the Macys, who were traced to Europe. Defendant presented evidence in the form of Campana‟s declaration that in October of 2010, the San Francisco District Attorney‟s (SFDA) office expressed unwillingness to sign an agreement to extradite the Macys due to the associated prohibitive costs. Without the cooperation of the SFDA‟s office, defendant was unable to obtain an “Interpol Red Notice,” or enlist the assistance of the U.S. Attorney, the State Department, or foreign local law enforcement agencies, to detain and extradite the Macys. An extension of the…