UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. $15,000.00 in U. S. Currency, et al

Filing 11

DEFAULT JUDGMENT - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 06/20/2013. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
NO.
7:12-CV-345-FL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
$15,000.00 IN U. S. CURRENCY
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A MOTOROLA CELLPHONE,
MSN K566QG6GTX,
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 potential claimants of the defendants
and that publication has been duly made, 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. Department of Homeland
Security, Customs and Border Protection pursuant to said
process;

2.

No entitled persons have filed any claim to the

defendants nor answer regarding them within the time fixed by
law; and
3.

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.
Entry #
5.

This Court entered Default in this action at Docket

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The U.

s. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and

Border Protection is 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

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