United States v. Two Condominiums located at 465 Ocean Drive, Units 315 and 316, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 21-cv-04060-CRB
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
10 v. DISMISS CIVIL FORFEITURE
COMPLAINT
11 TWO CONDOMINIUMS LOCATED AT 465 OCEAN DRIVE, UNITS 315 AND 316, 12 MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139,
13 Defendant.
14 Zachary Apte and Jessica Richman co-founded uBiome, Inc. in 2012. Compl. ¶¶ 8– 15 10. As the government explains, uBiome “purported to test patients ‘microbiomes’ with 16 the ostensible purpose of allowing consumers to understand the bacterial composition of 17 their various organ systems.” Opp. (dkt. 28) at 1. In separate related proceedings, the 18 government has charged Apte and Richman with numerous federal crimes based on their 19 conduct while leading uBiome. See United States v. Apte et al, No. 21-cr-00116-CRB, 20 Indictment (dkt. 1). The government generally alleges that uBiome scammed patients, 21 health care companies, and investors. See id. 22 Here, the government has filed a complaint for…