United States of America v. One Real Property Located On Mary Ellen Avenue, Van Nuys, California

Filing 21

DEFAULT JUDGMENT by Judge R. Gary Klausner. (SEE JUDGMENT FOR SPECIFICS) (bp)

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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,

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Plaintiff,
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No. CV 16-09345-RGK (SSx)
[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF
FORFEITURE

v.
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ONE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON
MARY ELLEN AVENUE, VAN NUYS,
CALIFORNIA,
Defendant.

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This action arose from the Verified Complaint for Forfeiture

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(the “Complaint”) filed herein on December 19, 2016, entitled United

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States of America v. One Real Property Located On Mary Ellen Avenue,

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Van Nuys, California, Case No. CV 16-09345-RGK (SSx).

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action has been given in the manner required by law, and known

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potential claimant Susanna Chekmiyan (“Chekmiyan”) has not appeared

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by filing a Statement identifying her rights or interests with this

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Court.

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Answer to the Complaint or otherwise defended her interests, if any,

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as to the defendant One Real Property Located On Mary Ellen Avenue,

Notice of this

Further, known potential claimant Chekmiyan has not filed an

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Van Nuys, California (the “defendant property”) pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

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§ 981(a)(1)(A) and (C).

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property is as follows:

The legal description of the defendant

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Real property in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles,

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State of California.1

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THAT PORTION OF LOT 9 OF TRACT NO. 1336, AS PER MAP

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RECORDED IN BOOK 18, PAGES 146 AND 147 OF MAPS, IN THE

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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS

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FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9;

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THENCE EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 9, 965 FEET;

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THENCE SOUTH, PARALLEL TO FULTON AVENUE, 130 FEET TO THE

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TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL TO SAID

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NORTH LINE, 165 FEET; THENCE SOUTH, PARALLEL TO FULTON

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AVENUE, 50 FEET; THENCE WEST, PARALLEL TO SAID NORTH LINE,

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165 FEET; THENCE NORTH, 50 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF

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BEGINNING.

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SAID LAND IS ALSO SHOWN AS LOT 178 AND THE EASTERLY HALF OF

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“F”, LICENSED SURVEYOR’S MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 18 PAGE 42 OF

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RECORDS OF SURVEY.

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APN: 2331-007-003.

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At the time the civil forfeiture complaint was filed, title to

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the defendant property was held in the name of Susanna Chekmiyan, a

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widow.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 5.2-1, personal residence addresses
have been omitted from this Default Judgment.

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Therefore, the Court deems that known potential claimant

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Chekmiyan and all unknown 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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rights, title, and interest of known potential claimant Chekmiyan and

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all unknown potential claimants in and to the defendant real property

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is condemned and forfeited to the United States of America.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: June 21, 2017
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______________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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PRESENTED BY:

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SANDRA R. BROWN
Acting United States Attorney
LAWRENCE S. MIDDLETON
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division
STEVE R. WELK
Chief, Asset Forfeiture Section

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__/s/ Frank D. Kortum____________
FRANK D. KORTUM
Assistant United States Attorney

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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