United States of America v. 3,618 Lamps and Lighting Fixtures

Filing 20

ORDER granting 19 Motion for Forfeiture of Property. A Final Judgment of Forfeiture is entered in favor of the United States against the Defendant Property. Claimant shall remit Nine Thousand One Hundred FourteenDollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($9,114.68) to the United States for the cost of storing the Defendant Property in return for the United States foregoing any further enforcement action, either criminal or civil, including under 19 U.S.C. § 1526, in relation to this forfei ture matter. Claimant shall not be entitled to receive any further consideration for this single waiver of 19 U.S.C. § 1526 penalties. The parties shall be responsible for payment of their own expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in connection with this proceeding. The Clerk shall enter final judgment and administratively close this case. The United States District Court shall retain jurisdiction for 30 days. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 07/09/2015. (thb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISIRICT
COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVA}INAH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

cv 415-025
3,618 LAMPSAND LIGHTING
EIXTURES,
D ef e n d a n t .

ORDER

prac-n-r\.

Lo Approve

consenL

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have

and Warrant

for

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States

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to

States

Prooertv

of

and
the

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thi s li tigation.

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i h^

full

a

have

received
Arrest

furnlshed

c1r L a i- u L L ,, l - a

in

this

possible

a

notice

actual

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dIIq

and

action,

HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLI,OWS:
ForfeiLure

againsr

Defendanr

rhe

Lhe United

hereby

is

stales

enrered

according

law

ro

favor

of

which

Property/

in

shalf

be

and Lhe Lerms of

Order.

2.

t\/

nrnaaad
Ir-uuLuuf"9

ro

sha.Ll constitute

Claimant

that

rha

JudgmenL of
States

United

disposed

finds

].ha C.mnl Aint

A Final

that

subscantially

Defendant

the

this

. a r r - l ir i a n : -

known

THEREFORE. IT
1.

ra<

i -a

persons
in

claims

hereby

Court
la^.

interest

all

Cfaimanl

all

that

nar'

and that

DolLars
rhF

shal.L

and Sixty-Elght
el^rin..r

-.ef.f

SLaLes foregoing
civil,

remit

including

forfeiture
further

any

1^€---n-^f

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19

Claimant

conslderation

for

U.S.C.
shalf

this

One

to
r/

fur Lher enforcement

under

matter,

($9,114.58)

Cents

tr.^

Thousand

Nine

in

S 1526,
not

single

the

United

return

action,

be

for

e iLher

.in

States
rhe

of

to
19

for

UniLed

criminal

refation

entltled

uaiver

Fourteen

Hundred

to

this

receive

U.S,C.

or

any

S 1526

penalties.
3.

The

aynanqa<.
l-hi<

parties

shaII

be

i n r ' l , r n : ' . . ' , - to - 1 6 - n a r r .

nrnnoorii

rn

responsible
<

faps.

for

paymenr

r..Urred

in

of

their

COnneCt.iOn

own
With

4.

The

cl.osE this
the

United

c]e.rk
case.
States

shall
For

enLer

f inaL

Lhe purpose

District

Court

of

judgmenr
enforcing

shall

retain

DAYS.
OF.DERENTERED ar

AuqusLa,

Ceorgia,

Lhis

and
this

adminlsrrative.Iy
order,

however,
for

iurisdict.ion
/
()v4.y
-/' -da

of

2015

A T E S D I S T R I C JUDGE
IA
D I S T R I C T O F GEORG

30

July.