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Parties Involved:
19.5 Acres of Pasture Land Located on Watts Valley Road in Tollhouse, California, Fresno County, APN: 153-290-01
Defendant
Ernesto Ceja
Claimant
Laura Ceja
Claimant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

STEPHANIE HAMILTON BORCHERS

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 1:06-CV-01741-AWI-DLB

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 Plaintiff, ) DEFAULT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE

 ) AND FINAL JUDGMENT OF 

) FORFEITURE 

v. )

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19.5 ACRES OF PASTURE LAND )

LOCATED ON WATTS VALLEY ROAD )

IN TOLLHOUSE, CALIFORNIA, )

FRESNO COUNTY, APN: 153-290-01, ) 

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Defendant. )

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This matter is before the Court on plaintiff United States’ Ex Parte Motion for Default

Judgment filed May 15, 2007. The Magistrate Judge has recommended that plaintiff's motion for

Default Judgment be granted. The time for objecting to the Findings and Recommendations of the

Magistrate Judge has passed and no timely objections have been filed. An Order Adopting the

Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations was filed on November 29, 2007. Based on the

Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations on Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment, the

Order Adopting the Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations, and the files and records of the

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 Court, it is

ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED:

1. After a de novo review, the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge's September 20, 2007 Findings

and Recommendations in full.

2. Ernesto Ceja and Laura Ceja are held in default.

3. A judgment by default is hereby entered against any right, title, or interest in the defendant

real property known as 19.5 acres of pasture land located on Watts Valley Road in Tollhouse,

California, Fresno County, APN: 153-290-01 (hereafter “defendant real property”). 

4. A final judgment is hereby entered, forfeiting all right, title, and interest in the defendant real

property to the United States of America, to be disposed of according to law, including all right, title,

and interest of Ernesto Ceja and Laura Ceja.

5. All parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 30, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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