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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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LAWRENCE G. BROWN

Acting United States Attorney

SARALYN M. ANG-OLSON, SBN 197404

Special Assistant United States 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-00182-WBS-KJM

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Plaintiff, ) APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR

) PUBLICATION

v. )

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APPROXIMATELY $18,220.00 IN U.S. )

CURRENCY, )

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Defendant. )

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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 Admiralty or

Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions (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 or on the official internet government

forfeiture site;

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

provides that the Court shall designate by order the appropriate

newspaper or other vehicle for publication;

3. The defendant Approximately $18,220.00 in U.S. Currency

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(hereafter “defendant currency”) was seized in the city of

Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California. The Drug Enforcement

Administration published notice of the non-judicial forfeiture of

the defendant currency on October 6, 13, and 20, 2008, in the Wall

Street Journal. 

4. Plaintiff 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 arrest/seizure;

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

arrested/seized;

(4) The name and address 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 Court and served on the attorney for

the Plaintiff 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 20 days after

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the filing of the claims and that, in the absence thereof, default

may be entered and condemnation ordered.

Dated: 1/21/09 LAWRENCE G. BROWN

Acting United States Attorney

/s/ Saralyn M. Ang-Olson 

SARALYN M. ANG-OLSON

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2009.

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