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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

KRISTI C. KAPETAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Federal Courthouse, Suite 4401

2500 Tulare Street

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN

FRESNO COUNTY, COMMONLY

KNOWN AS 16178 S. DEL REY

AVENUE, KINGSBURG, CALIFORNIA;

APN: 393-151-04, Including

Appurtenances and Improvements Thereto;

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN SAN

BENITO COUNTY, COMMONLY

KNOWN AS 29401 AIRLINE

HIGHWAY, PAICINES, CALIFORNIA,

APNs: 028-080-003, 028-110-014, 028-

130-001, 028-130-019, 028-130-020,

Including Appurtenances and

Improvements Thereto; and

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN SAN

BENITO COUNTY, COMMONLY

KNOWN AS 29402 AIRLINE

HIGHWAY, PAICINES, CALIFORNIA,

APNs: 028-080-003, 028-110-014, 028-

130-001, 028-130-019, 028-130-020,

Including Appurtenances and

Improvements Thereto;

Defendants.

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1:03-CV-6873-REC-LJO

FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture filed herein, the Court finds: 

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1. This is a civil forfeiture action against certain real property listed in the caption above. 

The real property is more particularly described as: 

a. 16178 S. Del Rey Avenue, Kingsburg, California, APN: 393-151-04, together

with all appurtenances and improvements thereto; title to which is held by Robert S. Edwards, a

married man, as his sole and separate property, more particularly described in Exhibit A attached

hereto (hereafter referred to as the "Del Rey property"); and

b. 29401 Airline Highway, Paicines, California; and 29402 Airline Highway,

Paicines, California; APNs: 028-080-003, 028-110-014, 028-130-001, 028-130-019, 028-130-

020, together with all appurtenances and improvements thereto, titles to which are held by Robert

S. Edwards, a married man, as his sole and separate property, more particularly described in

Exhibit B attached hereto (hereafter referred to as the "Airline Highway properties").

2. A Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem was filed on December 17, 2003, seeking the

forfeiture of the defendant real properties, alleging that said real properties are subject to

forfeiture to the United States of America pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7).

3. On or about January 5, 2004, the defendant Del Rey property was posted with a copy

of the complaint and notice of complaint. On or about December 30, 2003, the defendant Airline

Highway properties were posted with a copy of the complaint and notice of complaint. 

4. On February 2, 2004, a Notice of Complaint For Forfeiture of defendant real

properties appeared by publication in The Business Journal (Fresno County) and the Evening

Free Lance (San Benito County), newspapers of general circulation in the county in which the

defendant real properties are located. The Declarations of Publication were filed on March 15,

2004 and March 29, 2004. 

5. In addition to the Public Notice of Posting having been completed, actual notice was

acknowledged by the following:

a. Robert S. Edwards

b. Fernando Jimenez

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 A Clerk’s Entry of Default was entered April 9, 2004 against Melissa Edwards. 1

 A Clerk’s Entry of Default was entered April 9, 2004 against John Brown. 2

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c. Bernard Fieber

d. Melissa Edwards1

e. John Brown2

6. Robert S. Edwards filed an answer to the complaint. Fernando Jimenez and Bernard

Fieber filed claims and answers. 

7. No other parties have filed claims or answers in this matter and the time for which any

person or entity may file a claim and answer has expired.

Based on the above findings, and the Court being otherwise fully advised in the premises,

it is hereby 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

8. The Court adopts the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture entered into by and

between the parties to this action.

9. In that Stipulation, Claimant Robert S. Edwards agreed to pay to the United States the

sum of $100,000.00 within thirty (30) days from signing the Stipulation For Final Judgment of

Forfeiture. The government agreed to allow Robert S. Edwards to refinance the defendant

Airline Highway properties and pay off the existing loan in full to Fernando Jimenez, provided

the refinance could be completed within thirty (30) days from the date of signing the Stipulation

For Final Judgment of Forfeiture. The United States provided Fidelity National Title Company

with a release of Lis Pendens which was recorded with the close of escrow. On or about

February 15, 2006, the United States Marshals Service received check number 0101017260 in

the amount of $100,000.00 from Fidelity National Title Company. Said $100,000.00 shall be

substituted as the res herein, and shall be forfeited to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §

881(a)(7), to be disposed of according to law. 

10. The United States has been informed by Fidelity National Title Company that lien

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holders Fernando Jimenez and Bernard Fieber were paid in full through the close of escrow. 

Attached as Exhibit C is a letter that the United States received on March 3, 2006, which states

what liens were paid in escrow. The United States has agreed to forego any further action against

the defendant real properties based on the facts alleged in the Complaint.

11. 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 posting of the defendant real properties or the

forfeiture of the sub res in lieu of the defendant real properties. This is a full and final release

applying to all unknown and unanticipated injuries, and/or damages arising out of said posting or

forfeiture, as well as to those now known or disclosed. The parties to this stipulation waive the

provisions of California Civil Code §1542.

12. There was reasonable cause for the posting of defendant real properties, and the

Court may enter a Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465.

13. All parties are to bear their own costs and attorneys' fees, except as provided for

herein.

SO ORDERED THIS __7TH__ day of ___March__________, 2006.

__/s/ ROBERT E. COYLE

ROBERT E. COYLE

United States District Judge

CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE CAUSE

Based upon the allegations set forth in the Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem and

the Stipulation for Final 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 posting

of the defendant real properties.

DATED__March 7, 2006_ _/s/ ROBERT E. COYLE_________

ROBERT E. COYLE

United States District Judge

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Exhibit A

(Real property located at 16178 S. Del Rey Avenue, Kingsburg, California)

Beginning at a point on the West line of Section 33, Township 16 South, Range

22 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, according to the Official Plat thereof,

and distant thereon 916.75 feet Southerly from the Northwest corner thereof and

running thencece East and parallel to the South line of the Northwest quarter of

said Section 33, a distance of 662.44 feet to a point; thence South 28o 48' East

197.34 feet to a point; thence South 24o 00' East 100.32 feet to a point; thence

South 11o 29' West 73.92 feet to a point; thence South 60o 55' West 42.24 feet to a

point; thence North 82o 02' West 239.58 feet to a point; thence South 31o West

14.73 feet to a point; thence South 89o 45' West 500.16 feet a little more or less to

a point on the West line of said Northwest quarter of Section 33; thence North 0o

13' West along said West line 338.4 feet to the Point of Beginning.

APN: 393-151-04

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