United States of America v. 2006 Mercedes Benz ML 350 Vin No. 4JGBB86E46A016429

Filing 4

ORDER for Summons and Warrant of Arrest in Rem for the Property. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 6/5/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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2006 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350
VIN NO. 4JGBB86E46A016429,
Defendant.

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2:12-CV-886-MMD-(VCF)

ORDER FOR SUMMONS AND WARRANT OF ARREST
IN REM FOR THE PROPERTY AND NOTICE

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A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture in Rem arising from a federal statute has been filed by

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the United States of America, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Supp. Rule G. The Court, having reviewed

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the Complaint, has found probable cause and that the United States has possession of the defendant

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property; therefore, the clerk shall issue a Summons and Warrant of Arrest in Rem for the Property,

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pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Supp. Rule G(3)(b).

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that a Summons and Warrant
of Arrest in Rem for the Property issue against the property;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the United States of

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America seizes, arrests, takes into custody, and retains the 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350

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automobile, Vin No. 4JGBB86E46A016429;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that all persons claiming

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an interest in the property must file a verified claim, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Supp. Rule G(4)(b)

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and (5), no later than 35 days after the notice is sent or, if direct notice was not sent, no later than 60

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days after the first day of publication on the United States’s official internet forfeiture site,

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www.forfeiture.gov;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the person asserting

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such interest in the property must serve and must file an answer to the United States’s Verified

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Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem or a motion under Rule 12 no later than 21 days after filing the claim,

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pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Supp. Rule G(5)(b);

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the claim and the

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answer must be served on Michael A. Humphreys, Assistant United States Attorney, United States

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Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 5000, Las Vegas,

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Nevada 89101, at the times of filing, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Supp. Rule G(5)(a) and (b);

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Failure to file a verified claim and an answer within the prescribed times shall result in a
judgment of forfeiture by default;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that notice of the action

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and the arrest be given by the United States of America on the United States’s official internet

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forfeiture site, www.forfeiture.gov, for at least 30 consecutive days pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Supp.

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Rule G(4)(a)(iv);

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that a copy of the Verified

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Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem, this Order, the Summons and Warrant of Arrest in Rem for the

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Property, and the Notice of Complaint for Forfeiture and Arrest of Property be personally served, or

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if unable to effect personal service, sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and regular mail,

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to all persons claiming an interest in the property;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the United States of
America shall file proof of publication and service with the Clerk of this Court.
June
5th
DATED this _____ day of ___________________, 2012.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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