United States of America v. Miscellaneous Personal Property

Filing 22

DEFAULT JUDGMENT - Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 12/19/2016. (Briggeman, N.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO.
5:16-CV-120-D

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

v.
MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL PROPERTY
SEIZED FROM JOY MUNDY, KOMBA GBONDO,
SAIKU BARRIE, MAMMADOU BARRIE, IBRAHIMA
DIALLO, AMADOU SALL, CHEICK COULIBALY,
JASMIN MCCRANEY, CHERIF DIALLO AND
MAMADOU JALLOW,
Defendants.

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for
Default Judgment.

It appearing that a copy of the Complaint

herein was served upon the defendants, in accordance with
Supplemental Rule G(4), and, thus, that due notice was given
accordingly, the Court finds that:
1.

Process was duly issued in this cause and the

defendants were duly seized by the U. S. Secret Service pursuant
to said process;
2.

On June 27, 2016, July 11 and July 19, 2016, Saiku

Barrie filed Motions for Return of Property (DE ##7, 9 and 10).

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On October 12, 2016, this Court entered an Order denying Mr.
Barrie's motions for return of property and granting the United
States' motion to strike (DE #1,) .
3.

No entitled persons have filed any claim to the

defendants nor answer regarding them within the time fixed by
law; and
4.

The well-plead allegations of the Complaint in respect

to the defendants are taken as admitted, as no one has appeared
to deny the same.
Based upon the above findings,

it is hereby

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1.

Default judgment be and the same is hereby entered

against the defendants;
2.

All persons claiming any right, title, or interest in

or to the said defendants are held in default;
3.

The defendants are forfeited to the United States of

America;
4.

This Court entered Default in this action at Docket

Entry #21;
5.

The U. S. Department of Treasury, U. S. Secret Service

are hereby directed to dispose of the defendants according to
law, including destruction; and

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6.

Upon the entry of this judgment, the Clerk of Court is

DIRECTED to close this case.
SO ORDERED. This _1j day of . December 2016.

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