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Summary: Case: 13-10363 Document: 00512493100 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/08/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 13-10363 January 8, 2014 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MIGUEL UBBEN, Defendant-Appellant, NAVIDAD A. UBBEN, Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:12-CV-649 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Cir
Summary: Case: 13-10363 Document: 00512493100 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/08/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 13-10363 January 8, 2014 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MIGUEL UBBEN, Defendant-Appellant, NAVIDAD A. UBBEN, Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:12-CV-649 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circ..
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Case: 13-10363 Document: 00512493100 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/08/2014
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 13-10363 January 8, 2014
Summary Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff−Appellee,
versus
MIGUEL UBBEN,
Defendant−Appellant,
NAVIDAD A. UBBEN,
Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:12-CV-649
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Case: 13-10363 Document: 00512493100 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/08/2014
No. 13-10363
In this civil action, the appellants challenge the garnishment of property
by the United States in partial satisfaction of restitution imposed on an
underlying criminal conviction. Appellant Navidad Ubben claims the property
was her separate properly under Texas law and that the district court failed to
follow state law by refusing to hold a hearing, thus denying procedural due
process.
The district court issued a short but sufficiently explanatory order, dated
January 24, 2013, noting that the Ubbens had the burden “to prove by clear
and convincing evidence that the garnished accounts contain separate prop-
erty, which usually requires tracing of the funds” (citing United States v.
Ingram, No. 4:04-CV-868-A,
2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2102, at *13-14 (N.D. Tex.
Feb. 14, 2005)). The court concluded that “[b]ecause [the Ubbens] have not
made even the slightest attempt at showing that the accounts contain separate
properly and have not disputed any facts raised by the government, a hearing
is not necessary and the . . . exemption [from garnishment] does not apply.”
There is no error, and the judgment, being based on the Final Order of
Garnishment, is AFFIRMED.
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