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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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1 Final Judgment of Forfeiture

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

SARALYN M. ANG-OLSON, SBN 197404

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 2:09-CV-03565-JAM-KJM 

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Plaintiff, ) FINAL JUDGMENT OF 

 ) FORFEITURE

v. ) 

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APPROXIMATELY $19,160.00 IN )

U.S. CURRENCY, )

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Defendant. )

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Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of

Forfeiture, the Court finds as follows:

1. This is a civil forfeiture action against Approximately

$19,160.00 in U.S. Currency ("defendant currency"). 

2. A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (“Verified

Complaint”) was filed on December 23, 2009, alleging that said

defendant currency is subject to forfeiture to the United States

of America pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6).

3. On or about December 24, 2009, the Clerk issued a

Warrant for Arrest for the defendant currency, and that warrant

was duly executed on January 5, 2010. 

4. On or about December 24, 2009, the United States sent

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copies of the Verified Complaint, application and order for

publication, order regarding clerk’s issuance of warrant for

arrest, warrant for arrest, order requiring joint status report,

order re page limits, and court notices to Eric Ledezma, by

first-class U.S. mail and by certified U.S. mail number 7008 1140

0001 8038 5787. On or about December 24, 2009, the United States

sent the above-listed documents to Eric Ledezma, through his

attorney, Robert W. MacKenzie, by certified U.S. mail number 7008

1140 0001 8038 5770. In addition, on January 15, 2010, the U.S.

Marshals Service personally served copies of the above-listed

documents on Eric Ledezma at the Butte County Jail. 

5. On January 28, 2010, Eric Ledezma filed a Verified Claim

and Statement of Interest. On February 17, 2010, Eric Ledezma

filed a Verified Answer to Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem. 

6. Beginning on January 23, 2010, for at least 30

consecutive days, the United States published Notice of the

Forfeiture Action on the official internet government forfeiture

site www.forfeiture.gov. A Declaration of Publication was filed

on February 25, 2010.

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 files and records of

the Court, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

1. The Court adopts the Stipulation for Final Judgment of

Forfeiture entered into by and between the parties to this

action.

2. That judgment is hereby entered against claimant Eric

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Ledezma and all other potential claimants who have not filed

claims in this action.

3. All right, title and interest of Eric Ledezma in the

defendant currency shall be forfeited to the United States

pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6).

4. That 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

seizure, arrest, or forfeiture of the defendant currency. This

is a full and final release applying to all unknown and

unanticipated injuries, and/or damages arising out of said

seizure, arrest, or forfeiture, as well as to those now known or

disclosed. The parties waive the provisions of California Civil

Code § 1542.

5. Claimant Eric Ledezma waived any and all claim or right

to interest that may have accrued on the defendant currency being

forfeited to the United States.

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

fees.

7. The Court shall maintain jurisdiction to enforce the

terms of the Final Judgment of Forfeiture.

SO ORDERED THIS 5 day of April, 2010. th

/s/ John A. Mendez 

JOHN A. MENDEZ

United States District Judge

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