Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_15-cv-02032/USCOURTS-caed-2_15-cv-02032-2/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Approximately $106,918.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

1 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

APPROXIMATELY $106,918.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

 

 Defendant.

2:15-CV-02032-KJM-EFB 

FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE 

Pursuant to the Request for Final Judgment of Forfeiture filed herein, the Court finds: 

 1. This is a civil forfeiture action against defendant Approximately $106,918.00 in U.S. 

Currency (hereafter “defendant currency”) seized on or about January 26, 2015. 

 2. The United States and potential claimants Khachatur Avdalyan and Nvard Avdalyan 

entered into a Stipulation and Order extending the United States’ time to file a complaint in Case No. 

2:15-MC-00076-MCE-CKD. The Order entered on or about July 9, 2015, extended the time to file the 

complaint to October 7, 2015. 

 3. A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (“Complaint”) was filed on September 25, 

2015, alleging that said defendant currency is subject to forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 18 

U.S.C. § 2323(a)(1)(C). 

 4. On September 29, 2015, the Clerk issued a Warrant for Arrest for the defendant currency, 

and that warrant was executed on October 15, 2015. 

Case 2:15-cv-02032-KJM-EFB Document 9 Filed 01/27/16 Page 1 of 2
2 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

 5. Beginning on October 8, 2015, for at least thirty 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 November 10, 2015. 

 6. On September 24, 2015, pursuant to a Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture 

and/or Consent Judgment of Forfeiture, potential claimants Khachatur Avdalyan and Nvard Avdalyan 

agreed to forfeit all of their right, title, and interest in the defendant currency, plus any accrued 

interest, to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2323(a)(1)(C), to be disposed of according to 

law. That Stipulation is attached and incorporated as Exhibit A to the Request for Final Judgment of 

Forfeiture filed herein. 

 7. No other parties have filed claims or answers in this matter, and the time in 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. Judgment is hereby entered against potential claimants Khachatur Avdalyan and Nvard 

Avdalyan, and all other potential claimants who have not filed claims in this action. 

 2. All right, title, and interest of Khachatur Avdalyan and Nvard Avdalyan in the 

Approximately $106,918.00 in U.S. Currency, plus any accrued interest, shall be forfeited to the 

United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 2323(a)(1)(C), to be disposed of according to law. 

 3. The United States 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 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 or 

forfeiture, as well as to those now known or disclosed. The potential claimants waived the provisions 

of California Civil Code § 1542. 

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

 SO ORDERED THIS 27th day of January, 2016. 

Case 2:15-cv-02032-KJM-EFB Document 9 Filed 01/27/16 Page 2 of 2