IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :

:

PLAINTIFF, :

:

v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:06cv736-WKW

:

SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN :

HUNDRED ($74,700) DOLLARS IN :

UNITED STATES CURRENCY, :

:

DEFENDANT. :

MOTION IN LIMINE

Comes now the United States of America (United States), by and

through Leura G. Canary, United States Attorney, Middle District of

Alabama, and John T. Harmon, Assistant United States Attorney, and

moves the Court to bar Claimant George Edward Jones, III (Claimant)

from testifying at trial of this matter and as grounds therefor

states as follows:

1. Claimant was deposed on April 16, 2007. During the

deposition Claimant asserted his rights (under the Fifth Amendment

to the United States Constitution) against self-incrimination as to

all questions of substance. See attached copy of deposition.

2. Claimant had a right to assert his Fifth Amendment

privilege when asked to produce documents

concerning his income. United States v. Two

Parcels of Real Property Located in Russell

County, Ala., 92 F.3d 1123, 1129 (11 Cir. th

1996)(citations omitted). It is well-accepted

that a witness’ direct testimony can be

stricken if she [or he] invokes the fifth

amendment on cross-examination to shield that

testimony from scrutiny.” United States v. Two

Parcels Property Located at 2730 Highway 31

Jemison, Chilton County, Ala., 909 F.Supp.

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1450, 1456 (M.D.Ala. 1995)(citations

omitted).” “A party who asserts the privilege

may not convert [it] from the shield against

compulsory self-incrimination which it was

intended to be into a sword...” Arango v. U.S.

Dept. of the Treasury, 115 F.3d 922, 926 (11th

Cir. 1997)(quoting United States v. Rylander,

460 U.S. 752, 758-59, 103 S.Ct. 1548, 1553, 75

L.Ed.2d 521 (1983); see also United States v.

$110,873.00 in United States Currency, 2004

U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28891, 2004 WL 2359726

(N.D.Ohio Oct. 6, 2004)(“Once invoked in

response to a discovery request, a forfeiture

claimant cannot testify at trial or oppose the

government’s motion for summary judgment

through affidavits.” (citation omitted);

Pedrina v. Chun, 906 F.Supp. 1377, 1398

(D.Hawaii 1995), aff’d. 97 F.3d 1296 (9 Cir. th

1996), cert denied, 520 U.S. 1968, 1175 S.Ct.

2441, 138 L.Ed.2d 201 (1997)(“Defendants may

not rely on their own testimony or affidavits

to support their version of a disputed issue

where they have asserted their Fifth Amendment

right not to answer questions concerning that

very same issue.” (citation omitted); U.S. v.

Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) in U.S.

Currency, 763 F.Supp. 909, 914 (E.D.Mich.

1991)(“A defendant may not use the fifth

amendment to shield herself from the

opposition’s inquiries during discovery only

to impale her accusers with surprise testimony

at trial.” (citation omitted).

United States v. One 1991 Chevrolet Corvette, 390 F.Supp.2d 1059,

1063-1064 (S.D.Ala. 2005).

3. Claimant should not be allowed to use this privilege as

a sword to attack the United States’ evidence when he did not allow

the normal discovery process to proceed. The Court should bar his

testimony.

Respectfully submitted this 3 day of October, 2007. rd

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FOR THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

 LEURA G. CANARY

/s/John T. Harmon 

John T. Harmon

Assistant United States Attorney

Office of the United States Attorney

Middle District of Alabama

131 Clayton Street

Post Office Box 197

Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0197

Telephone:(334) 223-7280

Facsimile:(334) 223-7560

E-mail: John.Harmon@usdoj.gov

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on October 3, 2007, I electronically

filed the foregoing Motion in Limine with the Clerk of the Court

using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing

to the following: Bruce Maddox.

/s/John T. Harmon 

John T. Harmon

Assistant United States Attorney

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 

2 : 0 6cv73 6-WKW 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

GWFmmNT (S) , 

VS . 

SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN 

HUNDRED ($74,700) DOLLARS IN 

UNITED STATES CURRENCY, 

Defendant (s) . 

A 6 2007 

2 PM 

SELAH M. DRYER, CSR 

DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF: 

GEORGE JONES 

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