Opinion
CASE NO. 1:11-CR-00272-AWI
04-05-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JAVIER ROCHA-VASQUEZ, Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney DAVID L. GAPPA Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
DAVID L. GAPPA
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF
FORFEITURE
Based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff United States of America and defendant Javier Rocha-Vasquez, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:
1. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253, defendant Javier Rocha-Vasquez' interest in the following property shall be condemned and forfeited to the United States of America, to be disposed of according to law:
a. HP Presario Laptop CQ 50, serial number 2CE8480YMF
2. The above-listed property constitutes property which contains visual depictions mailed, shipped, or transported, and is property used or intended to be used to commit and to promote the commission of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2).
3. Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b), the Attorney General (or a designee) shall be authorized to seize the above-listed property. The aforementioned property shall be seized and held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its secure custody and control.
4. a. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2253(b), incorporating 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), and Local Rule 171, the United States shall publish notice of the order of forfeiture. Notice of this Order and notice of the Attorney General's (or a designee's) intent to dispose of the property in such manner as the Attorney General may direct shall be posted for at least 30 consecutive days on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. The United States may also, to the extent practicable, provide direct written notice to any person known to have alleged an interest in the property that is the subject of the order of forfeiture as a substitute for published notice as to those persons so notified.
b. This notice shall state that any person, other than the defendant, asserting a legal interest in the above-listed property, must file a petition with the Court within sixty (60) days from the first day of publication of the Notice of Forfeiture posted on the official government forfeiture site, or within thirty (30) days from receipt of direct written notice, whichever is earlier.
5. If a petition is timely filed, upon adjudication of all third-party interests, if any, this Court will enter a Final Order of Forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2253 in which all interests will be addressed. IT IS SO ORDERED.
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SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE