United States of America v. 20,000.00 in Funds

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DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE by Judge R. Gary Klausner. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that all right, title, and interest of potential claimants Fidelis Negbenebor, Sophia Negbenebor, Bridget Negbenebor, Candice Negbenebor, David Lerner and Associates, Inc., and all other potential claimantsin and to the defendant funds is condemned and forfeited to the United States of America. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (bp)

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EILEEN M. DECKER
United States Attorney
LAWRENCE S. MIDDLETON
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division
STEVEN R. WELK
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Asset Forfeiture Section
KATHARINE SCHONBACHLER
California Bar No. 222875
Assistant United States Attorney
Asset Forfeiture Section
1400 United States Courthouse
312 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]

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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

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.

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$20,000.00 IN FUNDS,

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Defendant.

No. CV 15-04943-RGK (SSx)
[PROPOSED]
DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF
FORFEITURE
Hearing Date:
November 30, 2015
Hearing Time: 9:00 a.m.
Courtroom:
850
Before The Honorable R. Gary Klausner,
United States District Court Judge

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This action arose from the Verified Complaint for Forfeiture (“Complaint”) filed

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herein on June 30, 2015. Notice of this action has been given in the manner required by

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law. Fidelis Negbenebor, Sophia Negbenebor, Bridget Negbenebor, Candice

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Negbenebor, David Lerner and Associates, Inc., nor any other potential claimant has

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appeared by filing a Statement identifying his rights or interests with this Court. Further,

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Fidelis Negbenebor, Sophia Negbenebor, Bridget Negbenebor, Candice Negbenebor,

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David Lerner and Associates, Inc., nor any other potential claimant has filed an Answer

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to the Complaint or otherwise defended its interest, if any, in the defendant $20,000.00

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in Funds (“defendant funds”). Therefore, the Court deems that potential claimants

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Fidelis Negbenebor, Sophia Negbenebor, Bridget Negbenebor, Candice Negbenebor,

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David Lerner and Associates, Inc., and all other potential claimants admit the allegations

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of the Complaint to be true.

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ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that all

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right, title, and interest of potential claimants Fidelis Negbenebor, Sophia Negbenebor,

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Bridget Negbenebor, Candice Negbenebor, David Lerner and Associates, Inc., and all

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other potential claimants in and to the defendant funds is condemned and forfeited to the

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United States of America.

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DATED: December 01, 2015
THE HONORABLE R. GARY KLAUSNER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Presented by:
EILEEN M. DECKER
United States Attorney
LAWRENCE S. MIDDLETON
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division
STEVEN R. WELK
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Asset Forfeiture Section
/s/
KATHARINE SCHONBACHLER
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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