United States of America v. $277,150.00 In U S Currency

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CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE by Judge Dale S. Fischer. The United States of America shall have judgment as to $81,370.00 of the defendant currency and all interest earned of the entirety of the defendant currency since seizure, and no other p erson or entity shall have any right, title or interest therein. The United States is ordered to dispose of said funds in accordance with law. $195,780.00 of the defendant currency, without interest, shall be returned to Paystar Davityan and Seroj Davityan by either check or wire transfer in two separate transactions: one in the amount of $156,624.00; and the second in the amount of $39,156.00. (See order for further details). ( MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) (shb)

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STEPHANIE YONEKURA
Acting United States Attorney
ROBERT E. DUGDALE
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division
STEVEN R. WELK
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Asset Forfeiture Section
JONATHAN GALATZAN
Assistant United States Attorney
Asset Forfeiture Section
California Bar No. 190414
Federal Courthouse, 14th Floor
312 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

JS-6

Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
$277,150.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY,
Defendant.
NAREK DAVITYAN, PAYTSAR
DAVITYAN, and SEROJ DAVITYAN,
Claimants.

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This action was filed on September 30, 2013 against the
defendant $277,150.00 in U.S. currency (“defendant currency”).

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Narek Davityan, Paystar Davityan, and Seroj Davityan

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(“Claimants”) claim an interest in the defendant currency.

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other parties other than Claimants have appeared in this case

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and the time for filing statements of interest and answers has

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expired.

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reached an agreement that is dispositive of the action.

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parties hereby request that the Court enter this Consent

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Judgment of Forfeiture.

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No

Plaintiff United States of America and Claimants have
The

WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED:
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This Court has jurisdiction over the parties and the

subject matter of this action.
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Notice of this action has been given in accordance

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with law.

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other than Claimants Narek Davityan, Paystar Davityan, and Seroj

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Davityan are deemed to have admitted the allegations of the

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Complaint.

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sufficient to establish a basis for forfeiture.

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All potential claimants to the defendant currency

The allegations set out in the Complaint are

The United States of America shall have judgment as to

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$81,370.00 of the defendant currency and all interest earned of

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the entirety of the defendant currency since seizure, and no

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other person or entity shall have any right, title or interest

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therein.

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in accordance with law.

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The United States is ordered to dispose of said funds

$195,780.00 of the defendant currency, without

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interest, shall be returned to Paystar Davityan and Seroj

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Davityan by either check or wire transfer in two separate

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transactions: one in the amount of $156,624.00; and the second

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in the amount of $39,156.00.

If the United States elects to
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make the payments by check, the check in the amount of

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$156,624.00 will be payable to “Paystar Davityan and Seroj

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Davityan and Law Offices of Thomas P. Sleisenger,” and mailed to

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attorney Thomas P. Sleisenger, Esq. at the Law Offices of Thomas

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P. Sleisenger, 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles,

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California 90067.

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will be payable to “Law Offices of Thomas P. Sleisenger,” and

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mailed to attorney Thomas P. Sleisenger, Esq. at the Law Offices

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of Thomas P. Sleisenger, 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 615,

The second check in the amount of $39,156.00

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Los Angeles, California 90067.

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make the payment by wire transfer, the funds will be wire

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transferred in two separate transactions: one in the amount of

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$156,624.00; and the second in the amount of $39,156.00, to the

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Law Offices of Thomas P. Sleisenger Client Trust Account.

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Claimants Paystar Davityan and Seroj Davityan and their attorney

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shall provide any and all information needed to process the

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return of these funds according to federal law.

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If the United States elects to

Claimants have agreed to release the United States of

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America, its agencies, agents, and officers, including

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employees, officers and agents of the Drug Enforcement

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Administration, as well as all agents, officers, employees and

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representatives of any state or local government or law

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enforcement agency involved in the investigation or prosecution

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of this matter, from any and all claims, actions or liabilities

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arising out of or related to this action, including, without

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limitation, any claim for attorney’s fees, costs or interest

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which may be asserted on behalf of Claimants, whether pursuant

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to 28 U.S.C. § 2465 or otherwise.
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The court finds that there was reasonable cause for

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the seizure of the defendant currency and institution of these

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proceedings.

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of reasonable cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465.

This judgment shall be construed as a certificate

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Dated:

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September 17

, 2014

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THE HONORABLE DALE S. FISCHER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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