United States of America v. $13,500.00 in United States Currency

Filing 19

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Stephan M. Vidmar. The United States' show-cause response is due by June 11, 2021. (am)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 20-cv-0287 RB/SMV

$13,500.00 in United States Currency,
Defendant.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. On April 21, 2021, the Court entered an
Order Adopting Magistrate Judge’s Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition and found
that Claimant Lucas Alves’s claim of interest has been abandoned. [Doc. 18] at 1. The Court
further ordered the United States to “take action to prosecute the case or file a status report advising
the Court of its plan to move the case forward” by May 19, 2021. Id. at 2. To date, the United
States has not taken any action.
IT IS THEREORE ORDERED that no later than June 11, 2021, the United States must
show cause, in writing, why it should not be sanctioned for its failure to follow the Court’s Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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STEPHAN M. VIDMAR
United States Magistrate Judge