United States v. $208,420.00 in U.S. Currency
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:20-cv-01156-ODW-RAO Document Filed 06/08/ Page 1 of Page ID #:1069
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11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case № 2:20-cv-01156-ODW (RAOx) 12 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
13 v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO STRIKE AND FOR DEFAULT 15 $208,420.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, JUDGMENT [75] Defendant, 17 STEPHANIE SMITH, 18 Claimant. 19 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On February 5, 2020, Plaintiff United States of America (the “Government”) 22 initiated this in rem forfeiture action pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A) & (C) and 23 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). (Compl. ¶ 1, ECF No. 1.) Through this action, the Government 24 seeks forfeiture of $208,420.00 in U.S. currency (the “Defendant Funds”) that was 25 seized by law enforcement officers on or about February 20, 2019 during the execution 26 of a State of California search warrant at Stephanie Smith’s California residence. (Id. 27 ¶ 5.) The Government alleges that the Defendant Funds…