United States of America v. Approximately $12,000.00 in U.S. Currency et al

Filing 3

APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/22/2016 ORDERING the United States to publish for thirty (30) consecutive days on the official internet government forfeiture site, www.forfeitu re.gov, one publication indicating the Court and case number of the action, the date of seizure/posting of the defendant currency, the identity and/or description of the property seized/posted, the name and address of the attorney for the United States, a statement regarding the filing of claims, and a statement regarding answers to the complaint or motions under F.R.Cv.P. Rule 12. (Michel, G.)

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney
KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN
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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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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No. 2:16-cv-02762-MCE-DB

Plaintiff,
v.

APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR
PUBLICATION

APPROXIMATELY $12,000.00 IN U.S.
CURRENCY,

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APPROXIMATELY $9,000.00 IN U.S.
CURRENCY, and
APPROXIMATELY $8,900.00 IN U.S.
CURRENCY,

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Defendants.
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The United States of America applies for an order of publication as follows:

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Rule G(4) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset

22 Forfeiture Actions (hereafter "Supplemental Rules") provides that the United States shall cause
23 public notice of the action to be given in a newspaper of general circulation or on the official internet
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Local Rule 171, Eastern District of California, provides that the Court shall designate

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The defendant Approximately $12,000.00 in U.S. Currency, defendant

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Application and Order
For Publication

1 Approximately $9,000.00 in U.S. Currency and the defendant Approximately $8,900.00 in U.S.
2 Currency (“defendant currency”) was seized at the Sacramento International Airport in the city of
3 Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California. Beginning on August 1, 2016, the Drug
4 Enforcement Administration published notice of the non-judicial forfeiture of the defendant currency
5 for 30 consecutive days on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov.
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The United States proposes that publication be made as follows:

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One publication;

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Thirty (30) consecutive days;

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On the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov;

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The publication is to include the following:

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(1)

The Court and case number of the action;

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The date of the seizure/posting;

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The identity and/or description of the property seized/posted;

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The name and address of the attorney for the United States;

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(5)

A statement that claims of persons entitled to possession or claiming

16 an interest pursuant to Supplemental Rule G(5) must be filed with the Court and served on the
17 attorney for the United States no later than 60 days after the first day of publication on the official
18 internet government forfeiture site; and
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A statement that answers to the Complaint or a motion under Rule 12

20 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Fed. R. Civ. P.") must be filed and served within 21 days
21 after the filing of the claims and, in the absence thereof, default may be entered and condemnation
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23 Dated: 11/22/2016

PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney

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By:

/s/ Kevin C. Khasigian
KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN
Assistant U.S. Attorney

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Application and Order
For Publication

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 22, 2016

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Application and Order
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