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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Complaint for Forfeiture

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2723

Attorney for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:07-CV-00452-FCD-DAD

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Plaintiff, ) APPLICATION AND ORDER

) FOR PUBLICATION 

v. )

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APPROXIMATELY $15,630.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

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APPROXIMATELY $8,000.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

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APPROXIMATELY $12,639.97 IN MONEY )

ORDERS, )

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APPROXIMATELY $60,517.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

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APPROXIMATELY $14,271.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

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APPROXIMATELY $90,000.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

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APPROXIMATELY $1,820.50 IN MONEY )

ORDERS, AND )

)

MISCELLANEOUS SMOKELESS TOBACCO )

PRODUCTS, )

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Defendants. )

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The United States of America, plaintiff herein, applies for an

order of publication as follows:

1. Rule G(4) of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty

and Maritime Claims (hereafter "Supplemental Rules") provides that

the plaintiff shall cause public notice of the action and arrest to

be given in a newspaper of general circulation, designated by order

of the Court;

2. Local Rule 83-171, Eastern District of California,

provides that the Court shall designate by order the appropriate

newspaper for publication;

3. The defendant properties were seized in the city of

Irvine, in Orange County, California and in the city of Los

Angeles, in Los Angeles County, California. The Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published notice of the nonjudicial forfeiture of the defendant properties on December 14, 21,

and 28, 2006 in the Wall Street Journal;

4. Plaintiff proposes that publication be made as follows:

a. One publication;

b. In the following newspapers, legal newspapers of

general circulation, located in the counties (Orange and Los

Angeles) in which the defendant properties were seized: Orange City

News and Metropolitan News;

c. The publication to include the following:

(1) The Court, title and number of the action;

(2) The date of the arrest/seizure;

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

arrested/seized;

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(4) The name, address and telephone number of the

attorney for the plaintiff;

(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 Clerk and served on the attorney for

the plaintiff within 30 days after the date of publication;

(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 20 days after the

filing of the claims and, in the absence thereof, default may be

entered and condemnation ordered; 

(7) A statement that applications for intervention

under Fed. R. Civ. P., Rule 24 by persons claiming maritime liens

or other interests shall be filed within the 30 days allowed for

claims for possession; and

(8) The name, address, and telephone number of the

U.S. Marshal and/or Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and

Explosives.

DATED: March 7, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney

/s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 8, 2007.

Ddad1/orders.civil/USA v.Approx$15,630.00.0452.ord

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