United States of America v. $3,735.00 in U. S. Currency et al

Filing 27

CONSENT JUDGMENT. Upon the entry of this order, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox on 1/12/2016. (Grady, B.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:15-CV-106-F
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
v.
$3,735.00 IN

u. s.

CURRENCY

AND

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$13,700.00 IN

u. s.

CURRENCY,

Defendants.

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CONSENT ORDER
By signing below, the undersigned parties have consented to the

,entry of this Order and have informed the Court the following:
1.

They have settled the litigation in this matter.

2.

The parties' settlement is neither a concession by the

United States

that

the

defendant

currency

is

not

subject

forfeiture nor an admission of wrongdoing by the Claimants.

to

Rather,

the parties' settlement is merely a compromise to avoid the delay,
uncertainty, inconvenience, and expense of protracted litigation of
the Government's claims relating to forfeiture of the defendant
currency.
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It is, therefore,
1.

ORDERED

that Cfaimant Earl

Thomas Green

shalf forfeit to

the United States of America $2,100.00 of the Defendant $13,700.00

U. S. currency, to be disposed of by the United States

Department

of Justice according toJ-aw,'
2.

Claimant Vernell Turner Mann shal-l- forfeit

to the United

States of America the Defendant $3,735.00 U. S. currency, to

be

disposed of by the United States Department of Justice accordj-ng to
law.

3.
Thomas

ORDERED

that the United States shall- return to the Claimant

EarI Green $11,000.00 of the Defendant $13,700.00 U.

currency seized, less any debt

owed

S.

to the United States, any agency

of the Unj-ted States, or any other debt in which the United States
is authorized to col--Iect. Payment to be made payable to Claimant
via efectronic funds transfer by the U.S. Marshal's Service according

to the information provided by counsel for Claimant on the executed
UEMS

Vendor Request Eorm;
ORDERED

that each party shall bear its own attorneys' fees,

costs and expenses in this Iitigation;

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Opon the entry of this order, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED
to close this case.
SO ORDERED this /;: day of

~' 2016

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States District Judge
Consented to by:

STE-PHEN A. WEST
Attorney for United States of America

5~---------Attorpey for Claimants Thomas Earl Green
an~Ve~nell Turne~ Mann

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