United States v. Approx. $7,200.00 in U.S. Currency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 2:20-cv-02434 KJM AC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS APPROXIMATELY $7,200.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, and APPROXIMATELY $9,000.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendants.

18 Before the court is plaintiff United States of America’s July 26, 2021 motion for default judgment against the interest of interests of the Estate of Charles Isles, CJ Jeffries, and Jeff Skorupa (“Isles, Jeffries & Skorupa”) to defendants $7,200.00 and $9,000.00 in U.S. currency (“Defendant Currency”). On review of the motion and good cause appearing, THE COURT FINDS AS FOLLOWS: I. ALLEGATIONS OF THE COMPLAINT This is a civil action in rem brought by the United States for forfeiture of the defendant funds, which were seized by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), on or about October 25, 2019. Compl. ¶ 2. On that day, law enforcement conducted a postal interdiction operation at the West…