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

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

COURTNEY J. LINN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone No. (916) 554-2700

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 1:04-CV-06594 REC LJO

) AMENDED 

Plaintiff, ) FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE

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v. )

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REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5340 )

HAWVER ROAD, MOKELUMNE HILL, )

CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, )

APN: 016024057000, INCLUDING )

ALL APPURTENANCES AND )

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, )

)

Defendant. )

______________________________)

)

WESLEY ROBERT CROSIAR, and )

CONNIE JUNE CROSIAR )

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Claimants. )

______________________________)

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture

filed herein, the Court finds: 

1. This is a civil forfeiture action against certain real

property listed in the caption above. The real property is more

particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and

incorporated herein by reference.

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1 Attempts to notice John C. Houg and Mitzi C. Houg have been returned to

the U.S. Attorney’s Office with no forwarding address. Claimants Wesley Robert

Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar represent and warrant that the recorded lien

interests of John C. Houg and Mitzi C. Houg have been fully satisfied.

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2. A Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem was filed on November 22,

2004, seeking the forfeiture of the defendant real property,

alleging that said property is subject to forfeiture to the United

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

3. On January 10, 2005, the defendant real property was posted

with a copy of the complaint and notice of complaint.

4. On January 28, February 4 and 11, 2005, a Public Notice of

Posting of defendant property appeared by publication in Calaveras

Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation in the county in

which the defendant real property is located (Calaveras County).

5. In addition to the Public Notice of Posting having been

completed, actual notice or attempted notice was acknowledged by the

following:

a. Wesley Robert Crosiar

b. Connie June Crosiar

c. Central Sierra Child Support Agency

d. Amador County Family Support Division

e. John C. Houg & Mitzi C. Houg 1

6. Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar have filed

verified claims and answers alleging an interest in the defendant

real property. Central Sierra Child Support Agency filed verified

claims alleging an interest in the defendant real property. Central

Sierra Child Support Agency filed a Withdrawal of Verified Claim on

September 8, 2005. 

7. No other parties have filed claims or answers in this

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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. Claimants Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar

shall have 90 days from entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture

to effectuate and complete a sale of the defendant real property in

a commercially reasonable manner, using the services of a reputable

title/escrow company. Claimants Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie

June Crosiar shall instruct the title/escrow company handling the

sale to send a check for $25,000.00 from the net proceeds made

payable to the U.S. Marshals Service and sent to the U.S. Attorney’s

Office, Att: Asset Forfeiture Unit, 501 I Street, Suite 10-100,

Sacramento, CA 95814. All right, title, and interest in said funds

shall be substituted for the defendant real property and forfeited

to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7), to be

disposed of according to law. 

10. Claimants shall inform the U.S. Attorney’s Office once an

offer has been accepted and provide contact information for the

Title company handling the sale. The government shall take all

necessary steps to send a Withdrawal of Lis Pendens that can be

recorded with the close of escrow. 

11. If claimants Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar

are not able to complete a sale of the defendant real property by

the 90th day after entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture, the

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U.S. Marshals Service shall list the defendant real property for

sale. The U.S. Marshals Service shall have sole authority to select

the means of sale, including sale by internet or through a licensed

real estate broker, and shall have sole authority over the marketing

and sale of defendant real property.

12. The U.S. Marshals Service shall have the real property

appraised by a licensed appraiser of its choosing. The U.S.

Marshals Service and the appraiser may have access to the defendant

real property and structures, buildings, or storage sheds thereon

upon 24 hours telephonic notice. 

13. If necessary, the U.S. Marshals Service, and any real

estate broker employed by the U.S. Marshals Service, shall have the

right to put a "lock box" on the property to facilitate the

marketing and sale of the property.

14. The following costs, expenses and distributions shall be

paid in escrow from the gross sales price in the following priority

and to the extent funds are available:

(a) The costs incurred by the U.S. Marshals Service

to the date of close of escrow, including the

cost of posting, service, advertising, and

maintenance.

(b) Any unpaid real property taxes, which shall

be prorated as of the date of the entry of

the Final Judgment of Forfeiture.

(c) A real estate commission not to exceed the U.S.

Marshals Service contractual brokerage fee.

(d) The seller shall pay any county transfer taxes.

(e) To the United States of America, the lesser of: 

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50% of the funds remaining after payments

pursuant to ¶ 14(a) thru (d) or $25,000.00. All

right, title, and interest in said funds shall

be substituted for the defendant real property

and forfeited to the United States pursuant to

21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7), to be disposed of

according to law. 

(f) To Claimants Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie

June Crosiar all funds remaining after payments

pursuant to ¶ 14(a) thru (e).

15. Any liens or encumbrances against defendant real

property that appear on record subsequent to the recording of

plaintiff's lis pendens on November 30, 2004, and prior to entry of

the Final Judgment of Forfeiture herein may be paid out of escrow.

16. The costs of a lender's policy of title insurance

(ALTA policy) shall be paid for by the buyer.

17. All loan fees, "points" and other costs of obtaining

financing shall be paid for by the buyer of the defendant property.

18. Each party shall execute all documents necessary to close

escrow, if such signatures are required by the title insurer. 

19. All parties hereby release plaintiff United States of

America and its servants, agents, and employees from any and all

liability arising out of or in any way connected with the posting,

forfeiture, or sale, of defendant real property. This is a full and

final release applying to all unknown and unanticipated injuries,

and/or damages arising out of said posting, forfeiture, or sale, as

well as to those now known or disclosed. The parties waive the

provisions of California Civil Code § 1542.

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20. Claimants Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar

shall maintain the defendant property in the same condition and

repair as existed as of the date of the posting, normal wear and

tear excepted, until they have vacated the premises. The term

"maintain" shall include, but is not limited to, keeping the

property free of hazard and structural defects; keeping all heating,

air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, gas, oil, or other power

facilities in good working condition and repair; keeping the

property clean and performing such necessary sanitation and waste

removal; keeping the property in good condition by providing for

lawn and yard maintenance; and other ordinary and necessary items of

routine maintenance.

21. Until the sale of the defendant real property, claimants

Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar shall maintain all

insurance policies currently in effect with respect to the property,

including policies covering liability to persons injured on said

property and for property damage to the defendant real property. 

Claimants Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar shall

arrange for the inclusion of a rider to all of the above-mentioned

policies naming the U.S. Marshals Service as the primary beneficiary

of the insurance policy.

22. Until the sale of the defendant real property, or until

otherwise required to vacate the property, claimants Wesley Robert

Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar shall allow the U.S. Marshals

Service personnel, or its agent, the right to enter and inspect the

property and all buildings thereon on a monthly basis upon 24 hours

telephonic notice.

23. Except as specifically provided herein, claimants Wesley

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Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar shall not convey, transfer,

encumber, lien, or otherwise pledge defendant real property without

the prior, written approval of the United States.

24. Claimants Wesley Robert Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar

shall vacate defendant real property within ninety (90) days of

entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture. Claimants further shall

remove all of their personal possessions, and the personal

possessions of any former occupant, including all vehicles,

furniture, and trash, and to leave the property clean and in the

same state of repair as the property was on the date it was posted. 

Any and all of claimant's personal possessions, and the personal

possessions of any former occupant, not removed within thirty (30)

days prior to the close of escrow will be disposed of by the United

States without further notice. Any cost incurred by the United

States to evict claimants or for disposal of personal possessions

shall be deducted from the payment to claimants Wesley Robert

Crosiar and Connie June Crosiar as set forth in ¶ 14(f) above. 

25. There was reasonable cause for the posting of defendant

property, and the Court may enter a Certificate of Reasonable Cause

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465.

26. All parties are to bear their own costs and attorneys'

fees.

27. Pending the sale of the property, and the disposition of

the proceeds, the Court shall maintain jurisdiction to enforce the

terms of the Final Judgment of Forfeiture.

SO ORDERED THIS 22ND day of SEPTEMBER, 2005.

 /s/ ROBERT E. COYLE 

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ROBERT E. COYLE

United States District Judge

CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE CAUSE

Pursuant to the allegations set forth in the Complaint for

Forfeiture In Rem filed November 22, 2004, 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

property.

DATED 9/22/2005 /s/ ROBERT E. COYLE 

ROBERT E. COYLE

United States District Judge

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION

5340 HAWVER ROAD

MOKELUMNE HILL, CA

APN: 016-024-057-000

Real property in the City of Mokelumne Hill, County of Calaveras,

State of California, described as follows:

Parcel One:

A portion of the East Half of Section 28, Township 5 North, Range 12

East, M.D.B.& M., more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a County Brass Cap set at the center of Section 28,

Township 5 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.& M., thence North 85 degrees

29' 29" East, 1226.16 feet to a brass cap stamped L.S. 3110; thence

South 0 degrees 01' 01" East, 655.48 feet to the true point of

beginning for the herein described parcel of land; thence continuing

South 0 degrees 01' 01" East, 655.48 feet, thence North 83 degrees

52' 09" East, 294.905 feet; thence North 0 degrees 31' 37" East,

651.267 feet; thence South 84 degrees 41' 50" West, 300.688 feet to

the true point of beginning, as shown on that certain Survey Map

filed for record March 4, 1969, in Book 7 of Record of Surveys, page

126, Calaveras County Records. 

APN: 16-024-57

TOGETHER WITH an easement for road and utility purposes 30 feet wide

across the NorthWest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28

Township 5 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.& M., as granted to Robert V.

Ish, et al, in Deed recorded April 3, 1968 in Book 252 of Official

Records, at page 496, Calaveras County Records.

Said Easement is appurtenant to the West Half of the West Half of

the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28,

Township 5 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.& M.

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