United States v. $3,031,059.45 in U.S. Currency Funds

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ' $3,031,059.45 IN U.S. CURRENCY…

Court: United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia

Date published: Dec 7, 2023

No. CV423-112 (S.D. Ga. Dec. 7, 2023)

Opinion

CV423-112

12-07-2023

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ' $3,031,059.45 IN U.S. CURRENCY FUNDS SEIZED FROM JP MORGAN CHASE ACCOUNT ENDING IN #5012, et al., Defendants.

CHRISTOPHER L. RAY, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ORDER

CHRISTOPHER L. RAY, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The United States instituted this civil forfeiture case in rem seeking forfeiture of:

a. $3,031,059.45 in U.S. Currency Funds seized from JP Morgan Chase Bank Account ending in 5012, then controlled by OHANSON'S, LLC (“Defendant Property 1”);

b. $92,166.94 in U.S. Currency Funds seized from JP Morgan Chase Bank Account ending in 6716, then controlled by JEANS JEWELRY STORE (“Defendant Property 2”);

c. 1570 pieces of assorted silver, gold, and other valuable metals, seized from OHANSONS, LLC located at 607 South Hill Street, Suite 915, Los Angeles, CA (“Defendant Property 3”);

d. 643 pieces of assorted platinum, gold, silver, and other valuable metals, seized from OHANSON'S, LLC located at

607 South Hill Street, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA (“Defendant Property 4”); and

e. 1230 pieces of assorted jewelry including loose diamonds, gold jewelry, and valuable metals, seized from JEANS JEWELRY STORE located at the Asian Garden Mall at 9200 Bolsa Avenue, Westminster, CA (“Defendant Property 5”).

Doc. 82 at 2-3 (Amended Complaint). Sirag Gold, Inc., docs. 13 & 100, Kahan Jewelry Corp., docs. 14, 15, & 83, Talfel, Inc., doc. 17, Diamond Bazar, doc. 23, Jeans Jewelry Inc., doc. 24, Ohansons, LLC, doc. 29, Rodger J. Virtue, doc. 32, Uneek Jewelry, Inc. and Benjamin Javaher, doc. 35, and SOON OK, Inc., doc. 75, have all filed claims. Most have also responded to the United States' Amended Complaint. See doc. 84 (Kahan Jewelry Corp.), doc. 86 (Sirag Gold, Inc.), doc. 88 (Rodger J. Virtue), doc. 89 (Talfel, Inc.), doc. 90 (SOON OK, Inc.), doc. 91 (Jeans Jewelry, Inc.), doc. 92 (Uneek Jewelry, Inc. and Benjamin Javaher), doc. 96 (Ohansons, LLC). Although the last claimant appeared in August 2023, see docs. 74 & 75, no scheduling order is in place. See generally docket. Therefore, the United States is DIRECTED to confer with all claimants and, within 45 days of the date of this Order, submit a joint status report containing a proposed schedule for discovery and dispositive motions. If the parties cannot agree, each party may submit its own proposed schedule for the remainder of this forfeiture action by the same deadline.

SO ORDERED.