United States of America v. 211,000 USD

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DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE by Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that all right, title, and interest of potential claimants Mendoza, Spectra Enterprises and 11 all other potential claimants in and to the defendant currency are condemned and forfeited to the United States of America. The government shall dispose of the 13 defendant currency according to law. Related to: Order on Motion for Default Judgment 31 . (lom)

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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
JONATHAN GALATZAN
California Bar No. 190414
Assistant United States Attorney
Asset Forfeiture Section
Federal Courthouse, 14th Floor
312 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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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EASTERN DIVISION

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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$211,000.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY,

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Defendant.

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NO. EDCV 16-01959-AB (SPx)
[PROPOSED] DEFAULT
JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE
DATE: March 6, 2017
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
Before the Honorable Andre Birottѐ Jr.
United States District Judge

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

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filed herein on September 14, 2016. Notice of this action has been given in the

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manner required by law. Neither potential claimants Mendoza, Spectra Enterprises

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nor any other potential claimant has appeared by filing a Statement identifying his

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or her rights or interests with this Court. Further, neither potential claimants

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Mendoza, Spectra Enterprises nor any other potential claimant has filed an Answer

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to the Complaint or otherwise defended his or her interest, if any, in the defendant

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$211,000.00 in U.S. currency (“defendant currency”). Therefore, the Court deems

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that potential claimants Mendoza, Spectra Enterprises and all other potential

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claimants admit the allegations of the Complaint to be true. The Court further

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finds that the allegations of the complaint establish that the defendant currency is

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subject to forfeiture.

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ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that

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all right, title, and interest of potential claimants Mendoza, Spectra Enterprises and

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all other potential claimants in and to the defendant currency are condemned and

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forfeited to the United States of America. The government shall dispose of the

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defendant currency according to law.

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DATED: April 5, 2017
THE HONORABLE ANDRÉ BIROTTE JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Presented by:

20 EILEEN M. DECKER
United States Attorney
21 LAWRENCE S. MIDDLETON
Assistant United States Attorney
22 Chief, Criminal Division
STEVEN R. WELK
23 Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Asset Forfeiture Section
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/s/ Jonathan Galatzan
JONATHAN GALATZAN
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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