United States District Court, C.D. California, Western Division
EILEEN
M. DECKER, United States Attorney
LAWRENCE S. MIDDLETON, Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division
STEVEN
R. WELK, Assistant United States Attorney Chief, Asset
Forfeiture Section
JONATHAN GALATZAN, Assistant United States Attorney Asset
Forfeiture Section
CONSENT JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE
HON.
S. JAMES OTERO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Plaintiff
and Claimants Jon Storms, Joseph Storms, Susy Storms, Bryan
Governor, and Storms90808II LLC (“Claimants”)
have made a stipulated request for the entry of this Consent
Judgment, resolving this action in its entirety. The
defendant assets were seized from Claimants, and they assert
an interest in the defendant assets and have filed claims in
this case and have answered the complaint. No other claims or
answers were filed, and the time for filing claims and
answers has expired. No other person other than potential
claimant Rebecca Rychlak is believed to have any claim to the
defendant assets.
The
Court, having considered the stipulation of the parties, and
good cause appearing therefor, HEREBY ORDERS ADJUDGES AND
DECREES:
1. The
government has given and published notice of this action as
required by law, including Rule G of the Supplemental Rules
for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture
Actions, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local
Rules of this Court. Claimants have filed claims and answers
to contest the forfeiture of the defendant assets. No other
claims were filed, and the time for filing claims and answers
has expired. This Court has jurisdiction over the parties to
this judgment and the defendant assets. Any potential
claimants to the defendant assets other than Claimants are
deemed to have admitted the allegations of the complaint with
respect to the defendant assets.
2. The
following defendant assets shall be returned to Claimants as
follows:
a. $1, 000.00 in U.S. currency, seized on August 22, 2012,
without interest shall be returned to potential claimant
Rebecca Rychlak);
The
following assets shall be returned to Claimants through their
counsel:
b. $997.00 in U.S. currency, seized on August 22, 2012,
without interest;
c. $547.00 in U.S. currency, seized on August 22, 2012,
without interest;
d. $490.00 in U.S. currency, seized on August 22, 2012,
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