United States Of America v. Real Property located at 108 South Franklin Street, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, With All Appurtenances and Improvements Thereon

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Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 3/27/2012. (voc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 108 SOUTH
FRANKLIN STREET, NORTH FREEDOM, SAUK
COUNTY, WISCONSIN, WITH ALL
APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS
THEREON,

Case No. 12-CV-193

Defendant.

PROTECTIVE ORDER

This matter having come before this Court on the motion of the United States of
America for entry of a protective order pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,
Section 983G)(1)(A), which provides courts with jurisdiction to enter restraining orders
and take such other action in connection with any property or other interest subject to
forfeiture to ensure its availability for forfeiture; and
IT APPEARING TO THE COURT THAT:
The United States has filed a civil forfeiture complaint with respect to the abovecaptioned Real Property Located at 108 South Franklin StTeet, North Freedom, Sauk
County, Wisconsin, including all appurtenances, and improvements thereon.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS I-IEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED,
PURSUANT TO 18 USc. §983Q)(1)(A) n-lAT:
A.

The Real Property Located at 108 South Franklin Street, North Freedom,

Sauk County, Wisconsin, is hereby restrained in the manners described below.
DEFINITrONS
For purposes of this order, the following definitions shall apply:
1.

"Potential claimant" refers to the owners of the Real Properly Located at

108 South Franklin Street, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, Jesus Peralta and
Elissa, their successors, assignees, officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys,
and those persons in active concert or participation with it who receive actual notice of
this order by personal service or otherwise.
2.

"Defendant Real Estate," or "Property," refers to the Real Property

Located at 108 South Franklin Street, North Freedom, Sauk Counly, Wisconsin,
including all buildings, appurtenances, and improvements thereon.
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that potential claimants are enjoined from:
1)

Entering into any agreement to sell the Real Property Located at 108 South
Franklin Street, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, during the pendency
of this forfeiture action, unless the District Court orders the Property sold in an
interlocutory sale, with the net proceeds to be deposited into an interest-bearing

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account as the substitute res, held in the custody and control of the United States
Ma rshals Service.
2)

Transferring or disposing of, by any means, the Real Property Located at 108
South Franklin Street, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin. However, if
any part of any of the Defendant Real Estate has been transferred or disposed of
by any means, potential claimants shall account to the Court for its disposition.
Further, this Order applies with equal force and effect to restrain the transfer or
disposition of the proceeds from said Property.

3)

Selling, assigning, pledging, distributing, giving away, encumbering, or
otherwise participating in the disposal of, or removal from, the jurisdiction of
this Court, any part of or interest in the Real Property Located at 108 South
Franklin Street, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, without prior
approval of the Court upon notice to the United States and an opportunity for
the United States to be heard, except as specified in this Order.

4)

Knowingly allowing any illegal activity to occur on the Real Property Located at
108 South Franklin Street, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, during the
pendency of this civil forfeiture action.
MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, during the pendency of this civil forfeiture

action, potential claimants are ordered to do the following with respect to the
Defendant Real Estate:

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1)

Potential claimants shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the
destruction or diminution in value of the Defendant Real Estate and any fixtures
thereto.

2)

Potential claimants shall maintain the yard and any landscaping in its current
condition and shall not allow lrash or other debris to accumulate.

3)

Potential claimants shall maintain fire, flood, and hazard insurance on the
Defendant Real Estate.

4)

Potential claimants shall ensure that all property taxes are paid on time and do
not become delinquent.

5)

Potential claimants shall continue to make timely mortgage payments to keep the
mortgage current.

6)

Potential claimants shall neither take, nor knowingly permit or aid and abet, any
action to destroy, damage, waste, dispose of, or transfer the Defendant Real
Estate, without authority of the Court, for the purpose of impairing or defeating
the Court's continuing in rem jurisdiction over said Defendant Real Estate, in
violation of 18 U.s.c. §2232(b).
MO ITORING
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the United States may monitor potential

claimant's compliance with this Order by all lawful means available.
IURISDICTIO
This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for all purposes. The terms of
this order shall remain in full force and effect until judgment is rendered on the civil
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forfeiture complaint filed with respect to the Defendant Real Estate, or further order of
the Court.

D(;,y of M,,,h 3rt;~

SO ORDERED >hi,/.}

STEPHEN L. CROCKER
United States Magistrate Judge

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