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Parties Involved:
Approximately $11,700.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
Approximately $188,570.45 seized from Educational Employees Credit Union
Defendant
United States
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $188,570.45 SEIZED 

FROM EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES 

CREDIT UNION ACCOUNT NUMBER 

11062916, HELD IN THE NAME OF 

DOUGLAS HALDERMAN, and 

APPROXIMATELY $11,700.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:25-cv-00039-EPG

ORDER REGARDING CLERK’S ISSUANCE 

OF WARRANT TO ARREST ARTICLES IN 

REM FOR DEFENDANT CURRENCY1

(ECF Nos. 1, 4)

A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem was filed on January 8, 2025, in the United 

States District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleging that the Approximately 

$188,570.45 seized from Educational Employees Credit Union account number 11062916, held 

in the name of Douglas Halderman, and Approximately $11,700.00 in U.S. Currency is subject to 

forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1). (ECF No. 1, pp. 6-7).

Pursuant to Rule C(3)(a)(i) and Rule G(3)(b)(i) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty 

or Maritime Clams and Asset Forfeiture Actions, the Court will direct the Clerk of Court to issue 

1 The undersigned acts on this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule 302(c)(3). 

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a warrant to arrest the Defendant Currency.2

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court for the United States District 

Court, Eastern District of California, shall issue a Warrant to Arrest of Articles In Rem for the 

Defendant Funds.3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 15, 2025 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

2 Rule G(3)(b)(i) provides that, where the defendant is not real property, “the clerk must issue a warrant to 

arrest the property if it is in the government’s possession, custody, or control.” Rule G(1) indicates that 

where it is silent on an issue, Rules C and E of the Supplemental Rules, and the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, also apply. Supplemental Rule C(3)(a)(i) provides, “The court must review the complaint and 

any supporting papers. If the conditions for an in rem action appear to exist, the court must issue an order 

directing the clerk to issue a warrant for the arrest of the vessel or other property that is the subject of the 

action.”

3 Because the complaint indicates that the funds are in the Government’s custody, the Court is directing the 

Clerk to issue a warrant to the arrest the property without including a probable cause finding under Rule 

G(3)(b)(ii), which states that “the clerk must issue a warrant to arrest the property if it is in the 

government’s possession, custody, or control.” See (ECF No. 1, p. 2); compare Rule G(3)(b)(ii) (providing 

that “the court--on finding probable cause--must issue a warrant to arrest the property if it is not in the 

government’s possession, custody, or control”) (emphasis added). However, if the Government believes 

that a probable cause finding is required for the issuance of a warrant, it may file a request for such a 

finding with applicable legal authority.

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