United States of America v. Approximately $31,650.56 in U.S. Currency seized from Wells Fargo Bank, No. 2:2009cv02888 - Document 18 (E.D. Cal. 2011)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 1/24/2011. CASE CLOSED. (Zignago, K.)

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United States of America v. Approximately $31,650.56 in U.S. Currency...d from Wells Fargo Bank 1 2 3 4 5 Doc. 18 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney JEAN M. HOBLER Assistant U.S. Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916)554-2700 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) APPROXIMATELY $31,650.56 IN U.S. ) CURRENCY SEIZED FROM WELLS FARGO ) BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER 1358132429, ) HELD IN THE NAME OF ANNA SKOTS AND ) ROMAN SKOTS DOING BUSINESS AS USKO ) SHIPPING, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 2:09-CV-02888-GEB-DAD FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture, the Court finds as follows: 1. This is a civil forfeiture action against Approximately 22 $31,650.56 in U.S. Currency seized from Wells Fargo Bank Account 23 Number 1358132429, held in the name of Anna Skots and Roman Skots 24 doing business as USKO Shipping (hereafter "the defendant funds") 25 seized on or about June 2, 2009, in Fair Oaks, California, by the 26 United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue 27 Service. 28 2. A Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (hereafter 1 Final Judgment of Forfeiture Dockets.Justia.com 1 "Complaint") was filed on October 16, 2009, seeking the 2 forfeiture of the defendant funds, alleging that said funds are 3 subject to forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4 § 984 and 31 U.S.C. § 5317(c)(2). 5 3. On or about October 16, 2009, the Clerk issued a Warrant 6 for Arrest In Rem for the defendant funds, and that warrant was 7 duly executed on October 23, 2009. 8 9 4. Beginning on November 3, 2009, for at least 30 consecutive days, the United States published Notice of the 10 Forfeiture Action on the official internet government forfeiture 11 site www.forfeiture.gov. 12 on December 4, 2009. 13 5. A Declaration of Publication was filed In addition to the public notice on the official 14 internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov, actual 15 notice was given to the following individuals and entities: 16 a. Anna Skots 17 b. Roman Skots 18 c. USKO Shipping 19 6. Anna Skots and Roman Skots d/b/a USKO Shipping 20 (“claimants”) filed a Claim to the defendant funds on November 21 24, 2009. 22 claimants. 23 matter, and the time for which any person or entity may file a 24 claim and answer has expired. 25 26 27 28 An Answer to the Complaint has not yet been filed by No other parties have filed claims or answers in this Based on the above findings, and the files and records of the Court, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. The Court adopts the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture entered into by and between the parties to this 2 Final Judgment of Forfeiture 1 action. 2 2. That judgment is hereby entered against claimants Anna 3 Skots and Roman Skots d/b/a USKO Shipping and all other potential 4 claimants who have not filed claims in this action. 5 3. All right, title and interest of claimants Anna Skots 6 and Roman Skots d/b/a USKO Shipping in the defendant 7 Approximately $31,650.56 in U.S. Currency seized from Wells Fargo 8 Bank Account Number 1358132429, together with any interest that 9 may have accrued on that amount, shall be forfeited to the United 10 States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 984 and 31 U.S.C. § 5317(c)(2), to 11 be disposed of according to law. 12 4. That plaintiff United States of America and its 13 servants, agents, and employees and all other public entities, 14 their servants, agents, and employees, are released from any and 15 all liability arising out of or in any way connected with the 16 arrest, seizure, or forfeiture of the defendant funds. 17 full and final release applying to all unknown and unanticipated 18 injuries, and/or damages arising out of said arrest, seizure, or 19 forfeiture, as well as to those now known or disclosed. 20 parties waived the provisions of California Civil Code § 1542. 21 5. This is a The Claimants waived any and all claim or right to interest 22 that may have accrued on the defendant funds being forfeited to 23 the United States. 24 6. 25 fees. 26 /// 27 /// 28 All parties are to bear their own costs and attorneys' /// 3 Final Judgment of Forfeiture 1 7. The Court shall maintain jurisdiction to enforce the 2 terms of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture. 3 Dated: January 24, 2011 4 5 6 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 Final Judgment of Forfeiture

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