United States v. $20,000.00 in U.S. Currency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 18cv1779-L(BLM)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT AGAINST

v. JULIAN GOMEZ GONZALEZ, JR.

AND ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS

$20,000.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, [Doc. no. 15] $15,248.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY,

$3,273.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY,

Defendants.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Government’s noticed motion for default judgment (Doc. no. 15) on a verified complaint for forfeiture. No opposition to the motion was filed or otherwise received from Julian Gomez Gonzalez, Jr. or any other potential claimants. For the reasons which follow, the Government's motion is granted. This is a judicial forfeiture action pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). Defendants $20,000 in U.S. currency, $15,248 in U.S. currency, and $3,237 in U.S. currency were seized from Julian Gonzalez on November 7, 2013 by the Drug Enforcement 25 …