United States of America v. $23,201.25 in United States Currency

Filing 28

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. It is therefore ORDERED that within 10 days of the entry of this order Al-Amin shall file a response to show cause why he did not respond to the motion for default judgment on or before OCTOBER 10, 2014 and why a default judgment should not be entered against him.Signed by Magistrate Judge Susan K Lee on 10/16/2014. (SAC, )Sent via email and mailed to Al-Amin.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT CHATTANOOGA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
$23,201.25 in United States Currency,
Defendant.

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1:11-cv-89-CLC-SKL

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Plaintiff United States of America seeks a default judgment and final order of forfeiture in
the amount of $23,201.25 (the “Defendant Property”) [Doc. 24].1 On May 15, 2014, pursuant to
Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk entered default against Ishaan
Al-Amin (“Al-Amin”) for his failure to timely file a claim as provided by Rule G(5)(a) of the
Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure for the Defendant Property [Doc. 23]. Plaintiff’s motion for a default
judgment and final order of forfeiture was filed May 22, 2014. On May 27, 2014, Al-Amin filed
a letter in response to the motion for default judgment [Doc. 25] which the Court construed as a
motion for an extension of time to respond to the motion for default judgment. An Order was
entered on September 12, 2014 ordering Al-Amin to file his response to the motion for default
judgment on or before OCTOBER 10, 2014 [Doc. 27]. The Order was sent to Al-Amin both by
mail and email at the addresses provided. As of October 16, 2014, no response to the motion for
default judgment has been received by the Court.
It is therefore ORDERED that within 10 days of the entry of this order Al-Amin shall file

On September 8, 2014, this matter was referred to the undersignedError! Main Document
Only. pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B) and (C) [Doc. 26].
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a response to show cause why he did not respond to the motion for default judgment on or before
OCTOBER 10, 2014 and why a default judgment should not be entered against him. Al-Amin is
put on notice that his failure to show cause may result in an entry of an award of default judgment
in favor of Plaintiff in this matter.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to both mail and email this order to Al-Amin at the addresses
provided in his letter [Doc. 25].
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
s/fâátÇ ^A _xx
SUSAN K. LEE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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