(PS) State of CA v. 112,576 U.S. Currency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, No. 2:23-cv-00031-TLN-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. $112,576 UNITED STATES

CURRENCY,

15 Defendant. 16 Claimant, Marc Boiteau, who is proceeding pro se, removed this civil asset forfeiture action to this Court. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge under this Court’s Local Rules. On March 9, 2023, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations (ECF No. 4), which were served on Boiteau and which contained notice that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen (14) days. On March 23, 2023, Boiteau filed objections to the findings and recommendations (ECF No. 5), which have been considered by the Court. This Court reviews de novo those portions of the proposed findings of fact to which an objection has been made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Business Machines, 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981); see also Dawson v. Marshall, 561…