United States of America v. Approximately $18,000.00 seized from Chase Bank account number 3121639956, et. al., No. 2:2012cv02501 - Document 32 (E.D. Cal. 2016)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 12/29/16 CASE CLOSED. (Washington, S)

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United States of America v. Approximately $18,000.00 seized from C...number 3121639956, et. al. Doc. 32 1 PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney 2 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN Assistant U.S. Attorney 3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 4 Telephone: (916) 554-2700 5 Attorneys for the United States 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 2:12-CV-02501-JAM-DB Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE 13 14 15 v. APPROXIMATELY $18,000.00 SEIZED FROM CHASE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER 3121639956, HELD IN THE NAME OF MARIANO VALLEJO, and 16 17 APPROXIMATELY $5,000.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 18 Defendants. 19 20 Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture, the Court finds: 21 1. This is a civil forfeiture action against Approximately $18,000.00 seized from Chase 1 22 Bank account number 3121639956 , held in the name of Mariano Vallejo, and Approximately $5,000.00 23 in U.S. Currency (hereafter “defendant funds”) seized on or about April 10 and 16, 2012. 2. 24 A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (“Complaint”) was filed on October 5, 2012, 25 alleging that said defendant funds are subject to forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 26 881(a)(6) and 31 U.S.C. § 5317(c)(2). 27 28 1 A total of $34,000.00 was seized from the bank account based on the federal seizure warrant, but only $18,000.00 was claimed in the administrative forfeiture proceeding. 1 Final Judgment of Forfeiture Dockets.Justia.com 1 3. On October 9, 2012, the Clerk issued a Warrant for Arrest for the defendant funds, and 2 that warrant was executed on October 10, 2012. 3 4. Beginning on October 22, 2012, for at least thirty consecutive days, the United States 4 published Notice of the Forfeiture Action on the official internet government forfeiture site 5 www.forfeiture.gov. A Declaration of Publication was filed on November 21, 2012. 6 5. In addition to the public notice on the official internet government forfeiture site 7 www.forfeiture.gov, actual notice or attempted notice was given to the following individuals: 8 a. Mariano Vallejo 9 b. Maricela Aceves 10 6. Claimant Mariano Montenegro Vallejo filed a Claim on November 2, 2012. Claimant 11 Maricela Aceves filed a Claim on November 21, 2012. No Answers have been filed by the claimants. 12 A Stay was entered on November 28, 2012, staying the case pending the resolution of the related 13 criminal case, United States v. Mariano Montenegro Vallejo, 2:12-CR-00156-JAM. No other parties 14 have filed claims or answers in this matter, and the time in which any person or entity may file a claim 15 and answer has expired. 16 Based on the above findings, and the files and records of the Court, it is hereby ORDERED 17 AND ADJUDGED: 18 1. Judgment is hereby entered against claimants Mariano Montenegro Vallejo and Maricela 19 Aceves, and all other potential claimants who have not filed claims in this action. 20 2. Upon entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture, the Approximately $5,000.00 in U.S. 21 Currency, together with any interest that may have accrued on the total amount seized, shall be 22 forfeited to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), to be disposed of according to law. 23 3. Upon entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture, but no later than 60 days thereafter, the 24 Approximately $18,000.00 seized from Chase Bank account number 3121639956, held in the name of 25 Mariano Vallejo, plus any accrued interest on that amount, shall be returned to claimants Mariano 26 Montenegro Vallejo and Maricela Aceves through attorney Michael D. Long. 27 4. The United States and its servants, agents, and employees and all other public entities, 28 their servants, agents, and employees, are released from any and all liability arising out of or in any 2 Final Judgment of Forfeiture 1 way connected with the seizure, arrest, or forfeiture of the defendant funds. This is a full and final 2 release applying to all unknown and unanticipated injuries, and/or damages arising out of said seizure, 3 arrest, or forfeiture, as well as to those now known or disclosed. Claimants Mariano Montenegro 4 Vallejo and Maricela Aceves waived the provisions of California Civil Code § 1542. 5 5. All parties are to bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. 6 6. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Hon. John A. Mendez, 7 District Judge, shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture. 8 7. Based upon the allegations set forth in the Complaint filed October 5, 2012, and the 9 Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture filed herein, the Court enters this Certificate of Reasonable 10 Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465, that there was reasonable cause for the seizure and arrest of the 11 defendant funds, and for the commencement and prosecution of this forfeiture action. 12 SO ORDERED THIS 29th day of December, 2016 13 14 15 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ JOHN A. MENDEZ United States District Court Judge 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 Final Judgment of Forfeiture

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