United States v. One Antique Roman Statue

Case 2:21-cv-03709-ODW-GJS Document Filed 02/23/ Page 1 of Page ID #:223

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7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 2:21-cv-03709-ODW (GJSx)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF v. DEFAULT JUDGMENT [17]

15 ONE ANTIQUE ROMAN STATUE, 16 Defendant.

18 I. INTRODUCTION On June 15, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (“CBP”) seized an antique 21 Roman Statue (“Statue”) at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, suspecting it to have 22 been looted and smuggled from Italy. The United States of America brought a civil 23 forfeiture action naming the Statue as the Defendant and now moves for default 24 judgment against the Statue. (Mot., ECF No. 17.) The potential claimants are Axel 25 Vervoordt; Axel Vervoordt NV/SA; Meys & Zonen, NV; Noel Roberts Trust; Freeman 26 27 28 Case 2:21-cv-03709-ODW-GJS Document Filed 02/23/ Page 2 of Page ID #:224

1 Group, Inc;. and Kim Kardashian. No claimant has appeared to…