Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-cv-00665-REB-KLM
02-13-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 3885 FOREST STREET, DENVER, COLORADO, $40,000.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, $7,840.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE, and 2006 FORD E350 CARGO VAN, Defendants.
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
MINUTE ORDER
This minute order is issued pursuant to the express authority of the Honorable Robert E. Blackburn, United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
The matter is before the court on United States' Motion To Dismiss Claimants' Counterclaim and Motion To Strike Six Defenses [#28] filed July 6, 2012. On January 23, 2013, the court entered its Final Order of Forfeiture Only as To Defendant $16,000.00, $40,000.00, and 2006 Ford E350 Cargo Van [#40], which addressed all the claims of the parties implicated by the government's motion, providing for a distribution of the contested assets in accordance with a settlement agreement between the government and these three claimants. Accordingly, it appears that the government's motion is now moot, and should be denied on that basis.
"[#28]" is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a specific paper by the court's electronic case filing and management system (CM/ECF). I use this convention throughout this order.
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THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the United States' Motion To Dismiss Claimants' Counterclaim and Motion To Strike Six Defenses [#28] filed July 6, 2012, is DENIED AS MOOT.