USA v. One Fossilized Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skull et al

Filing 4

ORDER FOR WARRANT for Arrest of Property IN REM by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 01/10/14. (jjhsl, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Senior Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
Civil Action No. 14-cv-00043-WYD-MJW
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
ONE FOSSILIZED TYRANNOSAURUS BATAAR SKULL, and
ONE FOSSILIZED GALLIMIMUS FOOT,
Defendants.

ORDER FOR WARRANT FOR ARREST OF PROPERTY IN REM

Plaintiff has instituted the in rem action herein and requested issuance of
process. It appears to the Court from the Verified Complaint filed herein that the Court
has jurisdiction over the defendant property, and it appears, for the reasons and causes
set forth in the Verified Complaint, that there is probable cause to believe the defendant
property is subject to a decree of forfeiture, and that a Warrant for Arrest of the
defendant property should enter.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND DECREED that a Warrant for Arrest of
Property In Rem for the defendant property shall issue as prayed for and that the United
States Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security Investigations, and/or
any other duly authorized law enforcement officer is directed to arrest and seize the
defendant property as soon as practicable, and to use whatever means may be

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appropriate to protect and maintain it in your custody until further order of this Court;
and
THAT pursuant to Rule G(4)(C) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or
Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, the United States shall post notice on an
official internet government site for at least 30 consecutive days, stating that all persons
claiming or asserting an interest in the defendant property must file their Claims with the
Clerk of this Court pursuant to Rule G of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or
Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions within sixty (60) days of the first date of
publication of notice, and shall serve and file their Answers to the Verified Complaint
within twenty one (21) days after the filing of their Claims with the Office of the Clerk,
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, with a copy sent to Assistant
United States Attorney James S. Russell, United States Attorney's Office, 1225 17th
Street, Suite 700, Denver, Colorado 80202.
Dated: January 10, 2014.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ Wiley Y. Daniel
WILEY Y. DANIEL,
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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