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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v. 20-cv-23278-MGC

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7505 AND 7171 

FOREST LANE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75230, et al.,

Defendants.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v. 20-cv-23279-MGC

ALL RIGHT TO AND INTEREST IN PNC CORPORATE 

PLAZA HOLDINGS LLC HELD, CONTROLLED, OR

ACQUIRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY OPTIMA 

CBD INVESTMENTS LLC AND/OR CBD 500 LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v. 20-cv-25313-MGC

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 55 PUBLIC SQUARE,

CLEVELAND, OHIO, et al.,

Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED

MOTION FOR INTERLOCUTORY SALE

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the motion of the United States, pursuant to 

Rule G(7) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture 

Actions, for an order authorizing an interlocutory sale of the real property that is the subject 

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of this civil asset forfeiture proceeding, real property located at 7505 and 7171 Forest Lane, 

Dallas, Texas 75230, with all appurtenances, improvements, and attachments thereon and 

any right to collect and receive any profit, rent, income, and proceeds therefrom (the 

“CompuCom Campus” or the “Property”). The Court has considered the motion and 

exhibits submitted in support thereof, and finds as follows:

1. On October 5, 2020, Optima 7171, LLC (“Optima”) submitted a verified claim 

to the Property, asserting that it holds a 100% ownership of the Property. Case No. 20-cv23278, ECF No. 10.

2. The Property is in arrears on its property taxes and assessments.

3. The United States has moved the Court to approve an interlocutory sale of the 

Property, subject to the terms of a purchase agreement attached to the motion as Exhibit A 

(the “Purchase Agreement”). The Purchase Agreement provides, inter alia, for the Property 

to be purchased by Centurion American Acquisitions, LLC, an entity which has no 

ownership or other affiliation with Optima, for the purchase price of $23,250,000. It further 

provides that the proceeds from the sale of the Property will be used to pay debts owed on the 

Property. 

4. Rule G(7)(b) empowers this Court to order the sale of the Property where

certain conditions are met. See Rule G(7)(b)(i). Pursuant to that authority, this Court finds 

that an interlocutory sale of the Property is necessary and appropriate to preserve the value of 

the Property before the conclusion of the pending forfeiture proceedings. This Court further 

finds that an interlocutory sale of the Property will avoid both the risk of market fluctuations 

that could cause the Property to lose value, and the accrual of additional expenses in 

maintaining the property.

5. This Court orders that the Property shall be sold according to the procedures 

and terms of the Purchase Agreement, and subject to the final approval of the United States 

concerning the closing costs and distribution of funds. This Court further orders that the net 

proceeds of the sale, and any and all interest accrued thereon, shall be considered the 

substitute res subject to forfeiture in this civil forfeiture action in place of the Property, and 

will be held in an interest-bearing escrow account maintained by the United States pending 

further order of this Court.

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6. This Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter to take additional action and 

enter further orders as necessary to implement and enforce this order authorizing the 

interlocutory sale of the Property. 

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers, Miami, Florida, this 22nd day of September 

2021.

Copies furnished to:

Jonathan Goodman, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Counsel of record

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