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Parties Involved:
Approximately $232,880.00 in U.S. Currency
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

1 Application and Order

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

APPROXIMATELY $232,880.00 IN U.S. 

CURRENCY, 

 Defendant. 

 

 2:15-CV-2661-JAM-EFB 

APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR 

PUBLICATION 

The United States of America 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 171, Eastern District of California, provides that the Court shall designate 

by order the appropriate newspaper or other vehicle for publication; 

3. The defendant asset was seized by Tracy Police Department on September 29, 2015, 

pursuant to a state search warrant in Livermore, in Alameda County, California. On November 19, 

2015, Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) seized the defendant asset for civil forfeiture 

pursuant to a federal seizure warrant in Tracy, in San Joaquin County, California. 

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney 

KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

Assistant U. S. Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Attorneys for the United States 

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2 Application and Order

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4. The United States 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 21 days after 

the filing of the claims and, in the absence thereof, default may be entered and condemnation 

ordered. 

Dated: 12/22/15 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Kevin C. Khasigian 

 KEVIN C. KHASIGIAN 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 29, 2015. 

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