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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $65,000.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, and 

APPROXIMATELY $14,500.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY,

Defendants.

2:13-cv-02666-GEB-KJN

APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR 

PUBLICATION

The United States of America applies for an order of publication as follows:

1. Rule G(4) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and 

Asset Forfeiture Actions (hereafter “Supplemental Rules”) provides that the United 

States shall cause public notice of the action to be given in a newspaper of general 

circulation or on the official internet government forfeiture site;

2. Local Rule 171, Eastern District of California, provides that the Court shall 

designate by order the appropriate newspaper or other vehicle for publication;

3. The defendant Approximately $65,000.00 in U.S. Currency and defendant 

Approximately $14,500.00 in U.S. Currency (together, the “Defendant Currency”) were

seized in the city of Ono, in Shasta County, California. Beginning on October 8, 2013, the 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK

Assistant U. S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

Attorneys for the United States

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Drug Enforcement Administration published notice of the non-judicial forfeiture of the 

defendant currency for 30 consecutive days on the official internet government forfeiture 

site www.forfeiture.gov.

4. The United States proposes that publication be made as follows:

a. One publication;

b. Thirty (30) consecutive days;

c. On the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov;

d. The publication is to include the following:

(1) The Court and case number of the action;

(2) The date of the seizure/posting;

(3) The identity and/or description of the property seized/posted;

(4) The name and address of the attorney for the United States;

(5) A statement that claims of persons entitled to possession or 

claiming an interest pursuant to Supplemental Rule G(5) must be filed with the Court 

and served on the attorney for the United States no later than 60 days after the first day 

of publication on the official internet government forfeiture site; and

(6) A statement that answers to the Complaint or a motion under 

Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Fed. R. Civ. P.”) must be filed and 

served within 21 days after the filing of the claims and, in the absence thereof, default 

may be entered and condemnation ordered.

Dated: 12/30/2013 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Spivak

JEFFREY A. SPIVAK

Assistant U.S. Attorney

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2014

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