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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN A. SOLDANO and DENISE

SOLDANO,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 1:01-cv-05462-LJO-SMS

ORDER PERMITTING UNITED STATES 

TO OBJECT TO RETURN OF DEPOSITED 

FUNDS

During the course of a routine review of funds held in this Court’s registry accounts, it has 

come to the Court’s attention that $125.00 remains in the registry account for this case, deposited 

by Plaintiff John Soldano on December 29, 2003 as an appeal bond in connection with Plaintiffs’

appeal of this Court’s November 17, 2003 Judgment in favor of the United States. See Docs. 97 & 

104; see also Doc. 103. That appeal resulted in a partial reversal. Doc. 113. The Court conducted 

a bench trial in September 2007, Docs. 141-143, which resulted in entry of judgment in favor of 

the United States. Docs. 145 & 146. Plaintiffs appealed. Doc. 148. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the 

Court’s judgment on May 27, 2009. Doc. 164. The Court cannot discern from the record any 

reason to retain Plaintiff John Soldano’s funds, but in an abundance of caution will give the 

United States an opportunity to object to the release of those funds. Accordingly, the United 

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States shall have ten (10) days from service of this order to object to the release of the abovementioned funds to Plaintiff John Soldano. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 9, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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