United States of America v. Approximately $32,148.00 in U.S. Currency et al, No. 2:2009cv02851 - Document 16 (E.D. Cal. 2010)

Court Description: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 4/29/10 RECOMMENDING that Defts Kultar Singh and Rajdeep Kaur be held in default; Pltf's 13 Motion for Default Judgment be granted; judgment by default be entered ag ainst any right, title, or interest of Kultar Singh and Rajdeep Kaur in the Deft assets; final judgment be entered forfeiting all right, title and interest in the Deft assets to the United States; Default Judgment and Final Judgment of Forfeiture lodged herein be signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and filed by the Clerk of the Court. (Owen, K)

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United States of America v. Approximately $32,148.00 in U.S. Currency et al 1 2 3 4 5 Doc. 16 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307 Assistant U.S. Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 554-2723 Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 13 14 Plaintiff, v. APPROXIMATELY $32,148.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 15 16 APPROXIMATELY $1,962.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 17 APPROXIMATELY $3,546.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 18 19 APPROXIMATELY $132.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 20 APPROXIMATELY $158.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 21 22 APPROXIMATELY 8 BOXES CONTAINING 164 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, 23 APPROXIMATELY 38 BOXES CONTAINING 927 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, 24 25 APPROXIMATELY 3 BOXES CONTAINING 60 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, 26 APPROXIMATELY 1 BOX CONTAINING 13 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, 27 28 APPROXIMATELY 41 BOXES CONTAINING 926 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 2:09-CV-02851-MCE-GGH FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Findings and Recommendations Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ) APPROXIMATELY 284 BOXES CONTAINING ) 3,175 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, ) ) APPROXIMATELY 256 BOXES CONTAINING ) 663 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, ) ) APPROXIMATELY 351 BOXES CONTAINING ) 3,116 UNITS OF SMOKABLE OTP, ) ) APPROXIMATELY 6 BOXES CONTAINING ) 70 UNITS OF SMOKELESS OTP, ) ) APPROXIMATELY 31 BOXES CONTAINING ) 3,211 UNITS OF SMOKELESS OTP, and ) ) APPROXIMATELY 13 BOXES CONTAINING ) 1,200 UNITS OF SMOKELESS OTP, ) ) Defendants. ) ) 12 This matter came before the Honorable Judge Gregory G. Hollows 13 on plaintiff United States’ ex parte motion for default judgment. 14 There was no appearance by or on behalf of any other person or 15 entity claiming an interest in the defendant assets to oppose 16 plaintiff’s motion. 17 records of the court, THE COURT FINDS as follows: 18 19 1. Based on plaintiff’s motion and the files and This action arose out of a Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem filed October 13, 2009. 20 2. Plaintiff United States of America has moved this Court, 21 pursuant to Local Rule 540, for entry of default judgment of 22 forfeiture against potential claimants Kultar Singh1 23 Kaur. 24 3. and Rajdeep Plaintiff has shown that a complaint for forfeiture was 25 filed; that potential claimants Kultar Singh and Rajdeep Kaur 26 received notice of the forfeiture action; that any and all other 27 28 1 Kultar Singh is also known as Kultar Singh Bhullar. Decl., Ex. A to Compl.) 2 (Hauser Findings and Recommendations 1 unknown potential claimants have been served by publication; and 2 that grounds exist for entry of a final judgment of forfeiture. 3 Therefore, IT IS RECOMMENDED as follows: 4 4. That Kultar Singh and Rajdeep Kaur be held in default; 5 5. That plaintiff's motion for default judgment and final 6 7 judgment of forfeiture be granted; 6. That a judgment by default be entered against any right, 8 title or interest of potential claimants Kultar Singh and Rajdeep 9 Kaur in the defendant assets; 10 7. That a final judgment be entered, forfeiting all right, 11 title and interest in the defendant assets to the United States of 12 America, to be disposed of according to law. 13 8. That the Default Judgment and Final Judgment of Forfeiture 14 lodged herein be signed by the Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr. 15 and filed by the Clerk of the Court. 16 Dated: April 29, 2010 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 17 GREGORY G. HOLLOWS United States Magistrate Judge 18 09cv2851.rr 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 Findings and Recommendations

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