Opinion
CV 21-7279-MWF (SKx)
10-03-2021
United States of America v. $1,083,740.00 in U.S. Currency, et al.
CIVIL MINUTES-GENERAL
Present: The Honorable MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD, U.S. District Judge
Proceedings (In Chambers): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: FILING
NOTICE OF RELATED CASES
The government initiated this civil forfeiture action on September 10, 2021. (Complaint (Docket No. 1)). It appears to the Court that this action may be related to United States of America v. U.S. Private Vaults, Inc., et al., CR 21-106 MCS.
Pursuant to General Order 21-01, “[p]arties must promptly file a Notice of Related Cases in the following circumstances:
Whenever a civil forfeiture case and a criminal case: (1) arise from the same or a closely related transaction, happening, or event; (2) call for determination of the same or substantially related or similar questions of law and fact; or (3) involve one or more defendants from the criminal case in common and would entail substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges.G-O 21-01, II.I.1.c (emphasis added).
Accordingly, the government is ORDERED to show cause, in writing, on or before September 17, 2021, why the government failed to follow the General Order requiring the filing of a Notice of Related Cases with respect to this action. Or, if appropriate, the government is ORDERED to file a Notice of Related Cases on or before September 17, 2021.
IT IS SO ORDERED.