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Nature of Suit Code: 625
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property
Cause of Action: 21:881 Forfeiture Property-Drugs

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

STEPHANIE HAMILTON BORCHERS

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

2004 YUKON DENALI, LICENSE

NUMBER 5RYR294, VIN:

1GKEK63U44J262979;

APPROXIMATELY $27,820.00 IN U.S.

CURRENCY; and

APPROXIMATELY $37,100.00 IN U.S.

CURRENCY,

Defendants.

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DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE

AND FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE

This matter is before the Court on plaintiff United States’ Ex Parte Motion for Default

Judgment filed July 23, 2007. The Magistrate Judge has recommended that Plaintiff’s motion for

default judgment be granted. The time for objecting to the Amended Findings and

Recommendations of the Magistrate Judge has passed and no timely objections have been filed. An

Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations on Government’s Application for Default Judgment

was filed on January 25, 2008. Based on the Magistrate Judge’s Amended Findings and

Recommendations on Government’s Application for Default Judgment, the Order Adopting Findings

and Recommendations on Government’s Application for Default Judgment, and the files and records

of the Court, it is 

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ORDERED AND DECREED:

1. After a de novo review, the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge’s November 9, 2007

Amended Findings and Recommendations in full.

2. Esteban Bravo Jimenez and Miguel Angel Ortega-Carrasco are held in default.

3. A judgment by default is hereby entered against any right, title, or interest in the

defendant 2004 Yukon Denali, License Number 5RYR294, VIN: 1GKEK63U44J262979 (hereafter

“defendant vehicle”); the defendant approximately $27,820.00 in U.S. Currency; and, the defendant

approximately $37,100.00 in U.S. Currency of Esteban Bravo Jimenez and Miguel Angel OrtegaCarrasco and all other potential claimants who have not filed claims in this action. 

4. A final judgment is hereby entered forfeiting all right, title, and interest in the

defendant vehicle; the defendant approximately $27,820.00 in U.S. Currency; and, the defendant

approximately $37,100.00 in U.S. Currency to the United States of America, to be disposed of

according to law, including all right, title, and interest of Esteban Bravo Jimenez and Miguel Angel

Ortega-Carrasco, subject to the interest of Claimant Bonilla Auto Sales (hereafter “Bonilla”)

pursuant to the Stipulation for Expedited Settlement and Order Thereon filed on June 13, 2007, and

subject to the interest of Claimant Nestor Amavizca Obergon (hereafter “Obergon”) pursuant to the

Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture filed on July 23, 2007.

5. Title to the defendant vehicle shall vest solely in the name of the United States of

America, subject to the interest of Claimant Bonilla.

6. Pursuant to the Stipulation for Expedited Settlement and Order Thereon filed on June

13, 2007, Claimant Bonilla shall be paid directly from the proceeds of the sale, after payment of

outstanding expenses of custody and sale incurred by the United States Marshals Service, in full

settlement and satisfaction of their claim, the following:

a. All unpaid principal due to Bonilla in the amount of $12,105.00, pursuant to

the Sales and Purchase Agreement dated January 3, 2006. 

b. Upon payment of the principal amount owed, Claimant Bonilla agrees to

waive any interest due. 

c. Claimant Bonilla agrees to waive all attorneys’ fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2465.

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7. All right, title, and interest in the defendant approximately $27,820.00 in U.S.

Currency, together with any interest that may have accrued on that amount, shall be forfeited to the

United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), to be disposed of according to law.

8. All right, title, and interest in $35,000.00 of the defendant approximately $37,100.00

in U.S. Currency, together with any interest that may have accrued on that amount, shall be forfeited

to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), to be disposed of according to law.

9. Upon entry of this Default Judgment and Final Judgment of Forfeiture, but no later

than 45 days thereafter, $2,100.00 of the defendant approximately $37,100.00 in U.S. Currency,

together with any interest that may have accrued on that amount, shall be returned to Claimant

Nestor Amavizca Obergon through his attorney David R. Houston at 432 Court Street, Reno, NV

89501.

10. All parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 13, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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