FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., Chief District Judge.

Pursuant to the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture, the Court finds:

1. This is a civil forfeiture action against Approximately $20,000.00 in U.S. Currency (hereafter "defendant currency") seized on or about January 7, 2013.

2. A Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem ("Complaint") was filed on May 14, 2013, alleging that said defendant currency is subject to forfeiture to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6).

3. On May 17, 2013, the Clerk issued a Warrant for Arrest for the defendant currency, and that warrant was duly executed on June 3, 2013.

4. Beginning on May 16, 2013, for at least 30 consecutive days, the United States published Notice of the Forfeiture Action on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. A Declaration of Publication was filed on June 20, 2013.

5. In addition to the public notice on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov, actual notice or attempted notice was given to the following individual:

6. Claimant filed a claim on July 10, 2013, alleging an interest in the defendant currency. No other parties have filed claims or answers in this matter, and the time in which any person or entity may file a claim and answer has expired.

Based on the above findings, and the files and records of the Court, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

2. That judgment is hereby entered against claimant Roberto Melendez, aka Heriberto Melendez, and all other potential claimants who have not filed claims in this action.

3. Upon entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture, $15,500.00 of the $20,000.00 in U.S. Currency, together with any interest that may have accrued on the total amount seized, shall be forfeited to the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), to be disposed of according to law.

4. Upon entry of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture, but no later than 60 days thereafter, $4,500.00 of the $20,000.00 in U.S. Currency, shall be returned to claimant Roberto Melendez through his attorney Johnny Woluewich.

5. That the United States and its servants, agents, and employees and all other public entities, their servants, agents, and employees, are released from any and all liability arising out of or in any way connected with the seizure, arrest, or forfeiture of the defendant currency. This is a full and final release applying to all unknown and unanticipated injuries, and/or damages arising out of said seizure, arrest, or forfeiture, as well as to those now known or disclosed. The parties waived the provisions of California Civil Code § 1542.

6. Claimant Roberto Melendez waived any and all claim or right to interest that may have accrued on the defendant currency.

7. That pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and the allegations set forth in the Complaint filed on May 14, 2013, the Court finds that there was reasonable cause for the seizure and arrest of the defendant currency, and for the commencement and prosecution of this forfeiture action, and a Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465 shall be entered accordingly.

Morrison C. England, Jr., District Judge, shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Final Judgment of Forfeiture.

CERTIFICATE OF REASONABLE CAUSE

Based upon the allegations set forth in the Complaint filed May 14, 2013, and the Stipulation for Final Judgment of Forfeiture filed herein, the Court enters this Certificate of Reasonable Cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465, that there was reasonable cause for the seizure or arrest of the defendant currency, and for the commencement and prosecution of this forfeiture action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.