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Parties Involved:
Approximately $24,790.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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 1 Application and Order for Publication 

LAWRENCE G. BROWN

United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916)554-2723

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-02221-FCD-KJM

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Plaintiff, ) APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR

 ) PUBLICATION 

v. ) 

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APPROXIMATELY $24,790.00 IN )

U.S. CURRENCY, )

 )

Defendant. )

________________________________)

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 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;

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 2 Application and Order for Publication 

3. The defendant Approximately $24,790.00 in U.S. Currency

(hereafter "defendant currency") was seized in the city of Tracy,

in San Joaquin County, California. The Drug Enforcement

Administration published notice of the non-judicial forfeiture of

the defendant currency on May 4, 11 and 18, 2009, 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 seizure/posting;

(3) The identity and/or description of the

property seized/posted;

(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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 3 Application and Order for Publication 

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

be entered and condemnation ordered.

Dated: August 5, 2009 LAWRENCE G. BROWN

United States Attorney

/s/ Kristin S. Door 

KRISTIN S. DOOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 19, 2009.

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