United States of America v. Approximately $9,693.00 in U.S. Currency

Filing 6

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION signed by Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds on 04/26/10. (Williams, D)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. APPROXIMATELY $9,693.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant. _____________________________/

2:10-CV-00778-JAM-JFM

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

The United States of America, Plaintiff herein, applies for an order of publication as follows: 1. Rule G(4) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions (hereafter "Supplemental Rules") provides that the plaintiff shall cause public notice of the action to be given in a newspaper of general circulation or on the official internet government forfeiture site; 2. Local Rule 171, Eastern District of California, provides that the Court shall designate by order the appropriate newspaper or other vehicle for publication; 3. The defendant Approximately $9,693.00 in U.S. Currency (hereafter "defendant currency") was seized in the city of Fair Oaks, located in Sacramento County, California. The Drug Enforcement Administration published notice of the non-judicial forfeiture of the defendant currency on December 21 and 28, 2009, and January 4, 2010, in The Wall Street Journal . 4. Plaintiff proposes that publication be made as follows:

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/014.usa0778.publ

a. b. c.

One publication; Thirty (30) consecutive days; On the official internet government forfeiture

site www.forfeiture.gov; d. The publication is to include the following: (1) (2) (3) seized/posted; (4) (5) The name and address of the attorney for the plaintiff; A statement that claims of persons entitled to possession or The court and case number of the action; The date of the seizure/posting; The identity and/or description of the property

claiming an interest pursuant to Supplemental Rule G(5) must be filed with the court and served on the attorney for the plaintiff no later than 60 days after the first day of publication on the official internet government forfeiture site; and (6) A statement that answers to the Complaint or a motion

under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Fed. R. Civ. P.") must be filed and served within 21 days after the filing of the claims and, in the absence thereof, default may be entered and condemnation ordered. DATED: April 26, 2010.