UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. $3,940.00 in U. S. Currency et al

Filing 18

DEFAULT JUDGMENT against all of the defendants. All persons claiming any right, title, or interest in or to the said defendants are held in default; The defendants are forfeited to the USA; and The US Department of Homeland Security is hereby directed to dispose of the defendants according to law, including destruction. Signed by Judge James C. Fox on 6/12/2009. Copies served. (Edwards, S.)

I N THE U N I T E D S T A T E S D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE EASTERN D I S T R I C T O F NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN D I V I S I O N 5:09-CV-95-F NO. U N I T E D S T A T E S O F AMERICA, Plaintiff,
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DEFAULT JUD-NT

$ 3 , 9 4 0 . 0 0 I N U . S . CURRENCY; ONE 2 0 0 3 MERCURY MARAUDER, V I N : 2 M E H M 7 5 V 3 3 X 6 4 0 0 3 4 ; AND, ONE D E L L LAPTOP COMPUTER, S E R I A L NUMBER: C N - O F F 0 4 9 1 2 9 6 1 - 6 6 1 , INCLUDING I T S POWER CORD AND COMPAQ MOUSE; AND ANY AND A L L PROCEEDS FROM THE S A L E O F S A I D PROPERTY, Defendants

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T h i s m a t t e r i s b e f o r e t h e C o u r t on P l a i n t i f f ' s M o t i o n f o r Default Judgment. I t appearing t h a t a copy of t h e C o m p l a i n t

h e r e i n w a s served upon t h e record o w n e r of t h e defendants and
t h a t p u b l i c a t i o n h a s been d u l y m a d e ,

i n accordance w i t h

S u p p l e m e n t a l R u l e G ( 4 ) , and, t h u s , t h a t due n o t i c e w a s given

accordingly, t h e C o u r t f i n d s t h a t :
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P r o c e s s w a s d u l y i s s u e d i n t h i s cause and t h e defendants

w e r e d u l y s e i z e d by t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t of H o m e l a n d

S e c u r i t y pursuant t o said process;
2. N o e n t i t l e d persons have f i l e d any c l a i m t o t h e

defendants nor a n s w e r r e g a r d i n g i t w i t h i n t h e t i m e f i x e d by l a w ;

3.

The w e l l - p l e a d a l l e g a t i o n s of t h e Complaint i n r e s p e c t

t o t h e defendants a r e t a k e n a s a d m i t t e d , a s no one has appeared t o deny t h e same. Based upon t h e above f i n d i n g s , i t i s hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED t h a t :
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Default judgment be and t h e same i s hereby e n t e r e d

against t h e defendants;
2. A l l persons claiming any r i g h t , t i t l e , o r i n t e r e s t i n o r

t o t h e s a i d defendants a r e h e l d i n d e f a u l t ;
3.

The defendants a r e f o r f e i t e d t o t h e United S t a t e s of

America; and
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The United S t a t e s Department of Homeland S e c u r i t y i s

hereby d i r e c t e d t o d i s p o s e of t h e defendants according t o law, including d e s t r u c t i o n . S ORDERED t h i s O

12C day

of

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2009.