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Nature of Suit Code: 625
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $51,498.00 IN 

U.S. CURRENCY, and

MISCELLANEOUS FIREARMS AND

AMMUNITION,

Defendants.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

THOMAS CHADD,

 Defendant.

No. 2:16-MC-00120-TLN-AC

RELATED CASE ORDER 

No. 2:16-CR-00037-GEB

On June 27, 2016, the United States of America filed a 

“Notice of Related Cases” in which it states: “the civil 

forfeiture action and the criminal action arise from the same law 

enforcement investigation and, therefore, involve substantially 

the same events, transactions, and parties.” (ECF No. 33.)

Examination of the above-entitled cases reveals they 

are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123. Under the 

regular practice of this court, a later filed related case is 

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generally assigned to the judge to whom the first filed case is

assigned. Therefore, action 2:16-MC-00120-TLN-AC is reassigned to 

the undersigned district judge. Henceforth the caption for future 

filings on the reassigned case shall show the initials “GEB-AC”.

The Clerk of the Court shall make appropriate 

adjustment in the assignment of cases as a result of this 

reassignment.

Dated: July 5, 2016

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