Opinion
23-cv-12446
07-18-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. SMITH & WESSON MODEL M&P SHIELD EZ .380 CAL PISTOL, 19 ROUNDS OF .380 CAL AMMO, SCCY INDUSTRIES MODEL CPX-1 9MM CAL PISTOL, AND ASSORTED ROUNDS OF 9MM CAL AMMO, Defendant in Rem.
DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND FINAL ORDER OF FORFEITURE
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
This matter came before the Court on Plaintiff United States of America's (“United States”) Motion for Entry of Default Judgment Against All Interested Parties and Final Order of Forfeiture of the Defendant in rem. The Court has reviewed the Motion and the record in this case and being fully aware of the issues, Orders as follows:
IT IS ORDERED that the United States' Motion for Entry of Default Judgment Against All Interested Parties and Final Order of Forfeiture of the Defendant in rem is GRANTED and Default Judgment is ENTERED in favor of the United States.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant in rem, which consists of the following: Smith & Wesson Model M&P Shield EZ .380 cal Pistol, 19 Rounds of .380 cal ammo, SCCY Industries Model CPX-1 9mm cal Pistol, and Assorted rounds of 9mm cal Ammo, is FORFEITED to the United States under 18 U.S.C. § 924(d) and a Final Order of Forfeiture as to the Defendant in rem is GRANTED and ENTERED. Any right, title, or ownership interest of all interested parties, or their successors and assigns, in the Defendant in rem, is forever EXTINGUISHED and clear title to the Defendant in rem is VESTED in the United States.
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, or its designee, is AUTHORIZED to dispose of the Defendant in rem according to law.