United States of America v. Approximately $21,054.00 in U.S. Currency

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FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 5/28/14. (Manzer, C)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
JEFFREY A. SPIVAK
Assistant U. S. Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for the United States

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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2:13-CV-02043-MCE-DAD
FINAL JUDGMENT OF
FORFEITURE

14 APPROXIMATELY $21,054.00 IN U.S.
CURRENCY,
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Defendant.
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Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture, the Court finds:

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This is a civil action in rem brought Approximately $21,054.00 in U.S.

19 Currency (“Defendant Currency”), which was seized on or about May 1, 2013.
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A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (“Complaint”) was filed on October

21 1, 2013, alleging that the Defendant Currency is subject to forfeiture to the United States
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On October 2, 2013, the Clerk issued a Warrant for Arrest for the Defendant

24 Currency, and that warrant was executed on October 9, 2013.
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Beginning on October 4, 2013, for at least 30 consecutive days, the United

26 States published Notice of the Forfeiture Action on the official internet government
27 forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. A Declaration of Publication was filed on November 5,
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In addition to the public notice on the official internet government forfeiture

2 site www.forfeiture.gov, actual notice or attempted notice was given to the following
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Sami Weber

Claimant Sami Weber (“Claimant”) filed a claim alleging an interest in the

6 Defendant Currency on November 6, 2013, and an answer to the complaint on November
7 19, 2013. No other parties have filed claims or answers in this matter, and the time in
8 which any person or entity may file a claim and answer has expired.
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Based on the above findings, and the files and records of the Court, it is hereby

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The Court adopts the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture entered

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That judgment is hereby entered against claimant Sami Weber and all other

14 potential claimants who have not filed claims in this action.
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Upon entry of a Final Judgment of Forfeiture, $14,554.00 of the $21,054.00 in

16 U.S. Currency, together with any interest that may have accrued on the total amount
17 seized, shall be forfeited to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), to be
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Upon entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture, but no later than 60 days

20 thereafter, $6,500.00 of the $21,054.00 in U.S. Currency shall be returned to claimant Sami
21 Weber through his attorney Justin Mixon.
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The United States and its servants, agents, and employees and all other

23 public entities, their servants, agents, and employees, are released from any and all
24 liability arising out of or in any way connected with the seizure, arrest, or forfeiture of the
25 Defendant Currency. This is a full and final release applying to all unknown and
26 unanticipated injuries, and/or damages arising out of said seizure, arrest, or forfeiture, as
27 well as to those now known or disclosed. The parties waived the provisions of California
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Claimant waived any and all claim or right to interest that may have accrued

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All parties are to bear their own costs and attorneys' fees.

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Hon. Morrison

5 C. England, Jr., District Judge, shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Final
6 Judgment of Forfeiture.
CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE CAUSE

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Based upon the allegations set forth in the Complaint filed October 1, 2013,

9 and the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture filed herein, the Court enters this
10 Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465, that there was reasonable
11 cause for the seizure and arrest of the Defendant Currency, and for the commencement and
12 prosecution of this forfeiture action.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

14 Dated: May 28, 2014
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