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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1355 Petition for Return of Property

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Joshua Bloom, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

United States Department of Treasury, 

Respondent. 

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United States of America,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Rolls Royce Phantom Sedan 2004, VIN #

SCA1S68444UX07410,

Defendant.

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No. CV-12-1999-PHX-FJM

No. CV-12-2337-PHX-BSB

ORDER

The court has before it the government’s motion to seal (doc. 7) and motion to transfer

United States v. Rolls Royce Phantom Sedan, 12-CV-2337-PHX-BSB (“Civil Forfeiture

Action”) (doc. 9). Petitioner did not respond to either motion. 

The government asks the court to seal the motion to seal and the affidavit submitted

in support of the motion. 18 U.S.C. § 983(f)(4) allows the government to submit evidence

related to civil forfeiture ex parte in order to avoid disclosing any matter that may adversely

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affect an ongoing criminal investigation or trial. The government contends that disclosure

of the subject documents at this time could jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation.

Petitioner did not respond to the motion to seal and the time for doing so has expired.

Having reviewed the documents submitted under seal and finding good cause, IT IS

ORDERED GRANTING the motion to seal (doc. 7). The clerk shall file the documents

lodged at doc. 8 under seal.

We also have before us the government’s motion to transfer the Civil Forfeiture

Action to the undersigned pursuant to LRCiv 42.1. Joshua Bloom filed the instant action

pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 983(f), seeking the immediate return of a seized 2004 Rolls Royce

Phantom Sedan alleging hardship (“Hardship Petition”). This is the same Rolls Royce that

the government seeks to forfeit in the Civil Forfeiture Action. The government contends that

both cases involve the same property, the same parties, and essentially the same facts and

legal issues. Petitioner does not object to the transfer. Therefore, in the interest of

conserving judicial resources, IT IS ORDERED GRANTING the motion to transfer (doc.

9). The clerk is instructed to transfer United States v. Rolls Royce Phantom Sedan, 12-CV2337-PHX-BSB, to the undersigned.

DATED this 14th day of January, 2013.

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