Filed: Feb. 21, 2019
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2019
Summary: ORDER DUDLEY H. BOWEN , District Judge . On September 24, 2018, this Court vacated the stay that had been entered in this in rem civil forfeiture proceeding and directed the United States Government to notify "all relevant parties . . . and to re-open the period of time in which a verified claim must be filed." (Order of Sept. 24, 2018, Doc. No. 33, at 4-5.) The Court expressly noted that Claimant Lisa Bird need not re-file a verified claim in the case. ( Id. at 5.) In accordance with t
Summary: ORDER DUDLEY H. BOWEN , District Judge . On September 24, 2018, this Court vacated the stay that had been entered in this in rem civil forfeiture proceeding and directed the United States Government to notify "all relevant parties . . . and to re-open the period of time in which a verified claim must be filed." (Order of Sept. 24, 2018, Doc. No. 33, at 4-5.) The Court expressly noted that Claimant Lisa Bird need not re-file a verified claim in the case. ( Id. at 5.) In accordance with th..
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ORDER
DUDLEY H. BOWEN, District Judge.
On September 24, 2018, this Court vacated the stay that had been entered in this in rem civil forfeiture proceeding and directed the United States Government to notify "all relevant parties . . . and to re-open the period of time in which a verified claim must be filed." (Order of Sept. 24, 2018, Doc. No. 33, at 4-5.) The Court expressly noted that Claimant Lisa Bird need not re-file a verified claim in the case. (Id. at 5.)
In accordance with the September 24th Order, the Government filed a "Notice of Lifted Stay and Notice of Forfeiture" on September 28, 2018. The deadline for third-party claims to be submitted was December 2, 2018. No additional claims were filed in response to this Notice.
On December 12, 2018, the Government filed a Second Notice of Forfeiture. The deadline for third-party claims to be submitted was January 16, 2019. No additional claims have been filed.
The Court has determined that an evidentiary hearing with respect to Claimant Lisa Bird's claim is now appropriate. Accordingly, the hearing will be conducted on March 26, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., at the J. Roy Rowland United States Courthouse, at Dublin, Georgia. At that time, Claimant Lisa Bird will be heard on her claim against the subject property in this case. The Clerk of Court is directed to send a copy of this Order to Ms. Lisa Bird.
