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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v. 

$ 31,566.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 

Defendant.

Case No.: 18cv267-MMA (BLM)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT 

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF 

FORFEITURE 

[Doc. No. 6]

Having reviewed the Joint Motion for Settlement re: Defendant Currency, good 

cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED: 

The Joint Motion is granted; 

1. $6,566.00 (six thousand five hundred sixty-six dollars) in U.S. currency of 

the defendant $31,566.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY (“$31,566 in currency”) shall be returned 

to claimant Jose Humberto Beltran through his attorney, Diane M. Regan. 

2. The remainder of the defendant $31,566 in currency, consisting of 

$25,000.00 (twenty-five thousand dollars) in U.S. currency, shall be condemned and 

forfeited to the United States. 

3. Any costs incurred by the United States incident to the seizure, custody, and 

forfeiture of the defendant $31,566 in currency shall be borne by the United States. 

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4. Claimant Jose Humberto Beltran has agreed that by entering into this 

stipulation, he has not “substantially prevailed” within the meaning of Title 28, United 

States Code, Section 2465. 

5. The person or persons who made the seizure or the prosecutor shall not be 

liable to suit or judgment on account of such seizure in accordance with Title 28, 

United States Code, Section 2465. 

6. Claimant Jose Humberto Beltran has warranted and represented as a material 

fact that he is the sole owner of the defendant $31,566 in currency and further warranted 

that no other person or entity has any right, claim or interest in the defendant currency, 

and that he will defend and indemnify the United States against any and all claims made 

against it on account of the seizure and forfeiture of the defendant $31,566 in currency. 

7. The terms of this settlement do not affect the tax obligations, fines, penalties, 

or any other monetary obligations claimant Jose Humberto Beltran may owe to the 

United States. 

8. The parties to this settlement have agreed that each will bear their own 

attorney’s fees and costs. 

9. Claimant Jose Humberto Beltran, his agents, employees, or assigns, shall 

hold and save harmless the United States of America, its agents and employees, from any 

and all claims which might result from the seizure of the defendant $31,566 in currency. 

10. The Clerk of Court is instructed to enter judgment accordingly and close the 

case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 12, 2018

 _____________________________ 

 HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO 

United States District Judge 

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