United States of America v. $503,000.42 in U. S. Currency

Filing 21

CONSENT ORDER - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 12/2/2016. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:15-CV-150-FL

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
v.
$503,000.42 IN U. S. CURRENCY,
Defendant.

CONSENT ORDER
By signing below, the undersigned parties have consented to
the entry of this Order and have informed the Court the following:
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They have settled the litigation in this matter.

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The parties’ settlement is neither a concession by the

United

States

forfeiture

nor

that
an

the

defendant

admission

of

currency
wrongdoing

is
by

not
the

subject

to

Claimant.

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.
It is, therefore,
ORDERED that the United States shall return to the Claimant
$503,000.42 of the subject currency seized, less any debt owed to
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the United States, any agency of the United States, or any other
debt in which the United States is authorized to collect. Payment
to be made payable to Claimant via electronic funds transfer by
the U.S. Marshal’s Service according to the information provided
by Claimant on the executed UFMS Vendor Request Form;
ORDERED that each party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees,
costs and expenses in this litigation;
Upon the entry of this order, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED
to close this case.
SO ORDERED this 2nd day of __________, 2016.
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December

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LOUIS W. FLANAGAN
United States District Judge
Consented to by:

/s/ Stephen A. West__________________
STEPHEN A. WEST
Attorney for United States of America

/s/ Glenn A. Barfield________________
Glenn A. Barfield
Attorney for Claimant

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