United States v. $11,000.00 in United States Currency

Filing 22

JUDGMENT AND DECREE FOR FORFEITURE in favor of United States against $11,000.00 in United States Currency, Granting 20 MOTION for Forfeiture of Property (Motion for Judgment and Decree for Forfeiture) filed by United States. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 4/12/10. (bkl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, v. $11,000.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, DEFENDANT. : : : : : : : : : :

NO. 08-cv-552-JPG

JUDGMENT AND DECREE FOR FORFEITURE
A default having been entered as to Ronnie Whisenton, Jr., Tanisha Jackson, and all interested parties except Dax A. Woolfolk in the above case on the 28th day of January, 2010 [Doc. 17], and a separate default having been entered as to Dax A. Woolfolk in the above case on the 9th day of March, 2010 [Doc. 19], all in accordance with Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and counsel for plaintiff having requested judgment against said defaulted defendants and having filed a proper motion as to the requested relief; On the 5th day of August, 2008, a Verified Complaint for Forfeiture against the defendant, more further described as: $11,000.00 in United States Currency was filed on behalf of the plaintiff, United States of America. The Complaint alleges that said currency constitutes money furnished or intended to be furnished by a person in exchange for a controlled substance, or proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and money used to facilitate in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq. and is subject to forfeiture pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). It appearing that process was fully issued in this action and returned according to law; That pursuant to a warrant of arrest issued by this Court, the United States Marshal for this District seized said property on August 20, 2008;

That notice of this action was published in the Legal Reporter newspaper on August 27, 2008, September 3, 2008, and September 10, 2008. Notice of this action was also published on an official government website (www.forfeiture.gov) for at least 30 consecutive days, beginning August 28, 2008. That Ronnie Whisenton, Jr., Tanisha Jackson, and all interested parties except Dax A. Woolfolk were defaulted on January 28, 2010 [Doc. 17] and that Dax A. Woolfolk was defaulted on March 9, 2010 [Doc. 19]; Now, therefore, on motion of the plaintiff, United States of America, for a Judgment and Decree of Forfeiture, the property, more further described as: $11,000.00 in United States Currency is hereby ordered forfeited to the United States of America and no right, title or interest in the property shall exist in any other party. The defendant property shall be disposed of according to law by the United States Marshal. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that judgment is entered in favor of the plaintiff, United States of America, and against the defendant as described above.

DATE: April 12, 2010 s/ J. Phil Gilbert J. PHIL GILBERT United States District Court Judge

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