United States of America v. $40,200.00 in United States Currency

Filing 59

JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE granting # 58 Motion for Entry of Judgment of Forfeiture. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 8/13/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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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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Case No. 3:14-cv-0229-LRH-VPC

Plaintiff,

JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE
(proposed)

v.
$40,200.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY,
Defendant.

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ERIK L. CHRISTENSEN,
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Claimant.
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A verified Complaint for Forfeiture in Rem was filed on April 30, 2014. The Complaint alleges
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that the defendant U.S. Currency described in the caption, and all of such U.S. Currency, is property
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which constitutes proceeds traceable to the exchange of controlled substances in violation of Title II of
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the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq.) or constitutes money furnished or intended to
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be furnished by a person in exchange for a controlled substance or listed chemical in violation of Title
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II of the Controlled Substances Act and is, therefore, subject to forfeiture to the United States of
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America pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6).
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Process was fully issued in this action and returned according to law.
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Pursuant to a Summons and Warrant of Arrest in Rem for the Property issued by this Court on
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May 5, 2014, the United States Marshals Service arrested the defendant property on May 12, 2014.
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Appropriate public notice of this forfeiture action and arrest was given to all persons and

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entities by publication of an appropriate notice via the official internet government forfeiture site,

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www.forfeiture.gov, compliant with Rule G(4), Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims

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and Asset Forfeiture Actions.

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Statutory notice of this action compliant with Rule G(4), Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or

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Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, was given to known prospective claimants, including

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Erik Lindsay Christensen.

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Erik L. Christensen filed an Amended Answer to the complaint on June 25, 2014 (#14). The

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Amended Answer filed by Erik L. Christensen was stricken by Order (#57) entered by this Court on

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July 14, 2015.

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No claim, answer, or other responsive pleading has been filed on behalf of any other person.

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Default was entered (#57) on July 14, 2015, of the defendant funds and all other persons or entities

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who claim an interest in the defendant property.

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Now, therefore, good cause appearing, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND
DECREED that Judgment be and is entered against the defendant,
$40,200.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY,

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and against all persons and/or entities, having any interest in such property and that the defendant

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property be, and the same is, hereby forfeited to the United States of America and no right, title, or

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interest in the defendant property shall exist in any other party. The defendant property shall be

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disposed of according to law.

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DATED _______________, 2015.
this 13th day of August, 2015.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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