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Parties Involved:
Approximately $50,000.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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MacGregor W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KRISTIN S. DOOR, SBN 84307

Assistant United States 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, ) 2:07-CV-01632-EJG-JFM

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Plaintiff, ) FINAL JUDGMENT OF 

) FORFEITURE

v. ) 

) 

APPROXIMATELY $50,000.00 IN )

U.S. CURRENCY, )

) 

Defendant. )

______________________________)

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of

Forfeiture, the Court finds: 

1. This is a civil forfeiture action against approximately

$50,000.00 in U.S. Currency (hereinafter the "defendant

currency") seized on or about April 3, 2007, at 1119 Stewart

Avenue, Apartment #18 in Chico, California, within the Eastern

District of California. The Drug Enforcement Administration

adopted this case for forfeiture proceedings on April 10, 2007. 

2. A Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem (hereafter

"Complaint") was filed on or about August 8, 2007, seeking the

forfeiture of the defendant currency, alleging that said currency

is subject to forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 21

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U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). 

3. On or about August 14, 2007, the Court issued a Warrant

for Arrest of Articles In Rem for the defendant currency, and

that warrant was duly executed on August 16, 2007.

4. On or about August 16, 2007, copies of the Complaint,

Warrant for Arrest of Articles In Rem, Application and Order for

Publication, Notice of Related Case and court notices were served

on Prince Javan Jenkins’ attorney, Ashli Summer McKeivier, by

certified mail number 7007 0220 0002 5960 3704. On or about

August 24, 2007, these same documents were personally served on

potential claimant Prince Javan Jenkins.

5. On or about August 30, 2007, a Public Notice of Arrest

of defendant currency appeared by publication in The Oroville

Mercury Register, a newspaper of general circulation in the

county in which the defendant currency was seized (Butte County). 

The Affidavit of Publication was filed with the Court on

September 13, 2007.

6. No parties have filed claims or answers in this matter. 

Potential claimant Prince Javan Jenkins represents and warrants

that he is the sole owner of the defendant currency. 

Based on the above findings, and the files and records of

the Court, it is hereby 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

1. That the Court adopts the Stipulation for Final Judgment

of Forfeiture entered into by and between the parties to this

action.

2. That judgment is hereby entered against potential

claimant Prince Javan Jenkins and all other potential claimants

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who have not filed claims in this action.

3. That the defendant approximately $50,000.00 in U.S.

Currency, plus any interest that may have accrued, shall be

forfeited to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6),

to be disposed of according to law.

4. That plaintiff United States of America 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

arrest, 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

arrest, seizure or forfeiture, as well as to those now known or

disclosed. The parties waive the provisions of California Civil

Code § 1542.

5. Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and

allegations set forth in the Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem

filed August 8, 2007, the Court finds that there was reasonable

cause for the seizure and arrest of the defendant currency, and a

Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465

shall be entered accordingly.

6. That all parties are to bear their own costs and

attorneys’ fees, if any.

SO ORDERED THIS 9th day of October, 2007.

/s/ Edward J. Garcia

EDWARD J. GARCIA

United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE CAUSE

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture

filed herein, and the allegations set forth in the Complaint for

Forfeiture In Rem filed August 8, 2007, the Court enters this

Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465,

that there was reasonable cause for the seizure and arrest of the

defendant currency.

/s/ Edward J. Garcia

EDWARD J. GARCIA

United States District Judge

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