United States v. Approximately $6,000.00 in U.S. Currency, No. 1:2009cv01755 - Document 25 (E.D. Cal. 2010)

Court Description: DEFAULT JUDGMENT and FINAL Judgment of Forfeiture, signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 4/30/10: Luis Cortez and Mariluz Espinoza are held in default. (Hellings, J)

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United States v. Approximately $6,000.00 in U.S. Currency 1 5 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney DEANNA L. MARTINEZ Assistant United States Attorney United States Courthouse 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401 Fresno, California 93721 Telephone: (559) 497-4000 Facsimile: (559) 497-4099 6 Doc. 25 Attorneys for Plaintiff 2 3 4 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 1:09-CV-01755-AWI-GSA ) Plaintiff, ) DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND FINAL ) JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE v. ) ) APPROXIMATELY $6,000.00 IN U.S. ) CURRENCY, ) ) Defendant. ) _____________________________________) 17 This matter is before the Court on plaintiff United States’ Ex Parte Motion for Default 18 Judgment and Final Judgment of Forfeiture filed February 8, 2010. The Magistrate Judge has 19 recommended that the United States’ motion for default judgment be granted. The time for objecting 20 to the Findings and Recommendations Regarding Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Application for Default 21 Judgment have passed and no timely objections have been filed. An Order Adopting Findings and 22 Recommendations was filed on April 16, 2010. Based on the Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 23 Recommendations Regarding Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Application for Default Judgment, and the files 24 and records of the Court, it is 25 ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED: 26 1. 27 28 The Court adopts the Magistrate Judge’s February 22, 2010 Findings and Recommendations Regarding Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Application for Default Judgment in full. 2. Luis Cortez and Mariluz Espinoza are held in default. DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE Dockets.Justia.com 1 3. A judgment by default is hereby entered against any right, title, or interest in the 2 defendant approximately $6,000.00 in U.S. Currency of Luis Cortez, Mariluz Espinoza, and all other 3 potential claimants who have not filed claims in this action. 4 4. A final judgment is hereby entered forfeiting all right, title, and interest in the 5 defendant approximately $6,000.00 in U.S. Currency to the United States of America, to be disposed 6 of according to law, including all right, title, and interest of Luis Cortez and Mariluz Espinoza. 7 5. All parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. 8 9 ORDER 10 11 IT IS SO ORDERED. 12 Dated: 0m8i78 April 30, 2010 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE 2

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