United States of America v. TWELVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX DOLLARS ($12,186.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY et al

Filing 25

ORDER granting Government's Unopposed Motion 24 to strike the answer of Claimant Mamoun Dabbagh and Entry of Default Judgment and Partial Order of Forfeiture as to Certain Defendants in Rem. Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

Civil No. 15-13766
Honorable Robert Cleland

vs.
TWELVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
SIX DOLLARS ($12,186.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY;
NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH EMPIRE
STYLE HARP; 1960 FRENCH STYLE BRONZE
ORMOLU AND MARBLE CLOCK; SEVEN (7)
ASSORTED PAINTINGS; FOUR (4) ASSORTED
METALLIC SCULPTURES; THIRTY FOUR (34)
ASSORTED CRYSTAL GLASS VASES AND
FIGURINES; EIGHT (8) ASSORTED
SCULPTURES/FIGURINES;
Defendants in Rem.
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ORDER GRANTING GOVERNMENT=S UNOPPOSED MOTION
TO STRIKE THE ANSWER OF CLAIMANT MAMOUN DABBAGH
AND FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND PARTIAL ORDER OF
FORFEITURE AS TO CERTAIN DEFENDANTS IN REM
This matter having come before the Court on Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to
Strike the Answer of Claimant Mamoun Dabbagh and for Entry of Default Judgment
and Final Order of Forfeiture as to Certain Defendants in Rem, and the Court being
fully advised in the premises, now, therefore:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike the Answer
of Claimant Mamoun Dabbagh and for Entry of Default Judgment and Final Order
of Forfeiture as to Certain Defendants in Rem is GRANTED.
The right, title, and ownership interests of Mamoun Dabbagh and that of all
other persons, and their successors and assigns, in the following defendants in rem:
a.

Nineteenth-Century French Empire Style Harp;

b.

1960 French Style Bronze Ormolu and Marble Clock;

c.

Seven (7) Assorted Paintings;

d.

Four (4) Assorted Metallic Sculptures;

e.

Thirty Four (34) Assorted Crystal Glass Vases and Figurines;

f.

Eight (8) Assorted Sculptures/Figurines;

are hereby and forever extinguished, and clear title to the defendants in rem is
hereby vested in the United States of America.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the United States Marshals Service is
hereby AUTHORIZED to dispose of the defendants in rem according to law.

S/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: August 22, 2016

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I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record
and/or pro se parties on this date, August 22, 2016, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

S/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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