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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LAURA L. FERRIS

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, 10 Floor th

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2932

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:05-CV-01930-MCE-GGH

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Plaintiff, ) CONSENT JUDGMENT

) OF FORFEITURE

v. )

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MISCELLANEOUS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, )

and )

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CALIFORNIA FALSE IDENTIFICATION )

DOCUMENTS AND LAMINATES, )

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Defendant. )

___________________________________)

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JOSEPH AARONELIJAH STEWART, )

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Potential Claimant. )

___________________________________)

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Consent Judgment of

Forfeiture, the Court finds:

1. On August 21, 2003, Joseph Aaronelijah Stewart was

indicted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(5). On March 11, 2004, a

Superseding Indictment was filed against Joseph Aaronelijah Stewart

pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(5). 

2. On or about April 1, 2003 a search warrant was executed at

the residence of Joseph Aaronelijah Stewart located at 541 Oxford

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Circle, Unit 202, Davis, California. The following assets were

seized from that residence:

1. HP Pavillion 743 Tower CPU, serial number

MX242A5386; 

2. HP Pavillion 8655C Tower Computer, serial

number 01507780;

3. Zip 250 disk;

4. Butterfly laminates contained in a cigar box;

5. California false identification documents;

and

6. Uniform Industrial Corporation, MSR206

Reader/Writer, serial number A004880.

(hereinafter the "defendant property") pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §

1028(b)(5).

3. Joseph Aaronelijah Stewart has acknowledged that he is the

sole owner of the defendant property. 

4. This Court has jurisdiction in this matter pursuant to 28

U.S.C. §§ 1345 and 1355, as this is the judicial district in which

acts or omissions giving rise to the forfeiture occurred.

5. This Court has venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1395, as this

is the judicial district in which property was seized.

6. The parties herein desire to settle this matter pursuant

to the terms of a duly executed Stipulation for Consent Judgment of

Forfeiture.

Based upon the above findings, and the Court being otherwise

fully advised in the premises, it is hereby 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

7. The Court adopts the Stipulation for Consent Judgment of

Forfeiture entered into by and between the parties.

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8. All right, title and interest in the above-listed property

seized on or about April 1, 2003, shall be forfeited to the United

States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1028(b)(5), to be disposed of

according to law.

9. Plaintiff United States of America and its servants,

agents, and employees and all other public entities, their

servants, agents and employees, are released from any and all

liability arising out of or in any way connected with the seizure

and/or forfeiture of defendant property. This is a full and final

release applying to all unknown and unanticipated injuries, and/or

damages arising out of said seizure and/or forfeiture, as well as

to those now known or disclosed. The parties to the Stipulation

filed herein have agreed to waive the provisions of California

Civil Code § 1542, which provides: "A general release does not

extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to

exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if

known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the

debtor."

10. Pursuant to the Stipulation for Consent Judgment of

Forfeiture filed herein, the Court finds that there was probable

cause for the seizure of defendant property, and a Certificate of

Probable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465 shall be entered

accordingly.

11. Joseph Aaronelijah Stewart acknowledges that he obtained,

or waived to obtain, the advice of counsel prior to executing the

above-referenced stipulation, and that he entered into it knowingly

and voluntarily.

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12. All parties will bear their own costs and attorneys’

fees.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 30, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OR REASONABLE CAUSE

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Consent Judgment of Forfeiture

filed herein, the Court enters this Certificate of Reasonable Cause

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465, that there was reasonable cause for

the seizure of the above-described property.

DATED: September 30, 2005

_____________________________

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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