United States of America v. $14,102.00 in U.S. Currency
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DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE granting 10 MOTION for Default Judgment as to the Defendant $14,102.00 in U.S. Currency. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 6/4/2021. (Collins, S.)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:21-CV-00019-FL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
$14,102.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY
Defendant.
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DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF
FORFEITURE
(FED. R. CIV. P. 55)
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff United States of America’s Motion
for Default Judgment against the Defendant, $14,102.00 in U.S. Currency. It appears
from the record that Plaintiff provided direct notice of this in rem forfeiture matter
to known claimants, including through counsel where applicable, and separately
published the requisite notice on an official internet government forfeiture site in
accordance with Supplemental Rule G(4) of the Supplemental Rules of Admiralty or
Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture (the “Supplemental Rules”). Accordingly, with
due notice having been provided by the United States as required under the
Supplemental Rules, the Court finds that:
1.
Process was duly issued in this cause and the Defendant was duly seized
by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration pursuant to said process;
2.
No person has filed any claim to the Defendant nor answer to the
Plaintiff’s Complaint within the time fixed by law and in accordance with the
requirements of the Supplemental Rules;
3.
On May 11, 2021, this Court entered Default in this action at Docket
Entry 9; and
4.
The well-pled allegations of the Complaint in respect to the Defendant
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
Defendant, $14,102.00 in U.S. Currency;
2.
All persons claiming any right, title, or interest in or to the said
Defendant are held in Default;
3.
The Defendant is forfeited to the United States of America;
4.
The United States Marshals Service is hereby directed to dispose of the
Defendant according to law; and
5.
Upon the entry of this judgment, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to
close this case.
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SO ORDERED this ___ day of ___________________, 2021.
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LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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